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How to know growth plates are open or fused ?
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You are 20: so they likely to have fused.
Answered 5/29/2015
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Usually a: single xray of the wrist/hand is the standard way to evaluate bone age(i.e. the degree to which the growth plates are fused relative to standard normals).
Answered 5/29/2015
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Open vs Fused: Usually you would take or need radiographic imaging to which a radiologist or someone who is used to examining films will let you know if the growth plates are open or fused.
Answered 6/9/2015
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Xray: an xray exam can show if the growth plates are open or are fused. They are compared to a book of growth plates based on age and site of the xray.
Answered 5/4/2018
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