The symptoms usually resolve with treatment but may recur for 12-24 months before complete resolution at skeletal maturity, when the tibial epiphysis fuses.

In addition, patients who have not yet reached skeletal maturity have a higher likelihood of progression.

Patients having reached skeletal maturity are less likely to have a worsening case.

The contour of the facial soft tissues generally requires correction at a later age, because of the facial skeletal maturity.

These cysts typically resolve after skeletal maturity and not typically associated with bone tumors.

However, due to the high rate of recurrence in skeletally immature individuals, this procedure is usually postponed till skeletal maturity.

The closer a child or teen is to skeletal maturity, the lower the risk of these conditions.

Other body parts reach skeletal maturity at different times.

It follows that the two main forms of osteochondritis dissecans are defined by skeletal maturity.

The adult form, which occurs in those who have reached skeletal maturity, is most commonly found in people 16 to 50 years old.