Question: My son is 14 and half years old. He had an X-ray done and his bone age is 17 which confuses me because the growth plates in his wrists are open. I would say he is in stage 4 of puberty. He has a muscular build but that comes from both sides of the families having quite muscular builds. His face is still young looking with only some soft hair on his mustache area. He is 5:2 inches tall. The pediatrician is concerned he is done growing. I'm going to an endocrinologist today. I am a wreck. With that said I can't believe he is done growing at 14 with open growth plates. I am 5:1 and my husband is 5:7 but is the shortest man in his family. The men in my family are 5:5. I'm not expecting my son to be tall but would be so grateful if he was 5:5. Height calculations say he will be 5:6. My daughter is 5:5. He was a large baby and grew normally but started slowing down these past couple of years.

If wrist plates are still open then wouldn't legs still be open. Doesn't the wrist fuse first?