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Growth Plate Closure Age

Premium Questions

Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

14 year old girl recently diagnosed after CT scan with premature closure of the radial growth plate. Currently the ulnar is misplaced with mild swelling and pain. What are the possible treatments? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

plate. The doctor determined it as a age 16-17 bone age . He is 5'4 and 120 pounds. Can he expect additional growth? How much? With a bone age of 16-17, is growth hormones still... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Saurabh Gupta MD

My son just had surgery to fix a broken tibia stretched growth plate and ankle dislocation. They put a plate to attach the the tibia and growth plate together. He has been home two days.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saurabh Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal MD

was wondering if a premature growth plate closure might be a cause of that? Is there a way to diagnose ...Hello, I am a 20 year old female, my height is 162 cm. At the age of 13/14 I went on a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

my just about 14 year old has torn his hamstring and that has caused pulling on the growth plate that sits on the bum bone. An xray shows inflammation around the growth plate.....hes in horrible... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Khushnuma Mullanfiroze MD

Yes, I would like to know what would slow down growth plate closure for an adolescent girl 16 years old. The growth plates were measured and are barely open. What is your take on steroidal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Khushnuma Mullanfiroze ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

can u aware if your growth plate damaged by some activities if growth plated damage can it still growing is the growth plate damage is heal. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

can u aware if your growth plate damaged by some activities if growth plated damage can it still growing is the growth plate damage is heal. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

what age the closure happens? And after closure the heart becomes normal? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Rajinder Bajoria MD

How do you know if you have damaged your growth plate through some heavy activities? do you feel pain or hurt that make u aware of? and if growth plate damaged can it make you still grow taller... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajinder Bajoria ( General Surgeon)