Accelerated skeletal maturation HP:0005616 HP:0002649 An abnormally increased rate of skeletal maturation. Accelerated skeletal maturation can be diagnosed on the basis of an estimation of the bone age from radiographs of specific bones in the human body. Premature epiphyseal ossification Advanced bone age Premature epiphyseal closure SNOMEDCT_US:123982003 Early bone maturation UMLS:C0545053 HP:0005854 Premature fusion of the epiphyseal growth plate Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system