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Hi i went to the doctors to get an x-ray of my growth plate in my wrist. they said it was at the urge of fusing. will it take months to fuse. when will it fuse.
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Varies : The timing of growth plate closure varies in males usually between the ages of 14-21 years of age, at which time skeletal maturity is reached and skeletal growth ceases.
Answered 12/28/2016
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