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Growth plates
My son is 13 years old and going through puberty right now ...I got his left wrist X-ray done last month to see if his growth plates are open or not but I am unable to make out from the X-ray ...I am attaching the pic of his X-ray ...so plz advise if his growth plates are open or not and how much more growth is left for him height wise as per his X-ray
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No one can comment on how much more growth is left for him height wise .
At difficult different part of body , growth plates of bones fuse at different different time .
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Open growth
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His growth plate is open
Probably has 4-5 years of growth left
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Dr. Vilas P Chavan
Orthopedic surgeon
9 yrs exp
Pune
Growth plate is open
Has Height Growing Till 17-18yr og Age
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if Till you have some query visit nearest Orthopedic Surgeon
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Dr. Nanda Kumar Bhairi
Orthopedic surgeon
21 yrs exp
Bangalore
Growth plate is open his growth is active don’t worry fusion of growth is different in different bones
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