A member asked:

How to know if i stopped growing or fractured a growth plate?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Brendan Rice answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

X-Ray: An x-ray can determine the answer to both of those questions. You are done growing once the growth plates fuse (especially the ones in the legs and spine), though often an x-ray of the wrist can help see if growth has stopped; however, we wouldn't typically do this unless there was a reason to suspect an abnormality. If you sustained an injury, an x-ray can also see if a growth plate was fractured.

Answered 12/30/2014

4.1k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

How can I fake a growth plate fracture?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Could rapid growth attribute to fractures?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers