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My age 13.8 and my height is 4.9 and i have knock knee deformity also my surgeon has done hemiephiphyesis 8 plate surgery to correct knock knee at that time my growth plates are fully opened but there after 7months there is not much improvement in knock knee so my orthopedist surgeon advise me to take advice of endocrinologist for early growth plate closure and maturation but endocrinologist said 1,2 year is left for more growth only my endocrinologist gave me iron medicine for 2 month and protein drink for 2 month he said come after 2 months and i want to know early growth plate closure here is the x ray of my left hand can you tell me how many year i will grow more
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Every joint growth plate close at different age
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Consult me search browse on goggle practo website Dr Rajinder sharma senior Orthopaedic neurospine joint Replace surgeon ,42 years expertise chandigarh health Department Govt Multispeciality Hospital retired Chandigarh(U.T)
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Different joints close at different age. Growth will slow down till complete closure of physis after pubertal surge.
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