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I am 18 now and 5'6" tall. i think i have hit puberty. can i still grow tall by doing some sport?
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Some kids (late bloomers) continue to grow taller into their late teens or rarely early twenties but only when their bone maturity lags behind their age. If the growth centers of the long bones have fused, you cannot grow taller. A single x-ray of the wrist/ hand can yield a bone maturity. When you have reached bony maturity, you are done. Exercise/sports do not increase final height.
Answered 4/25/2021
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