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After about how many years of no noticeable growth or height change can you pretty much assume growth in height has stopped and bones have all fused?

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Age 17: Most people's growth plates have fused by age 17 or 18. A year or two earlier for girls. After that there is little change in height.

Answered 8/5/2014

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