Signs of bone age closure in girls

Before the epiphyseal cartilage is completely ossified, the long bones continue to grow and develop, and people will grow taller. Once the germinal centers of the long bones stop thickening and the epiphyseal lines begin to close, the growth rate of the body will slow down significantly until the epiphyseal lines close completely and the growth of the body stops.

So, are there any signs before the epiphyseal line closes that can help us detect it early?

If you want to know the condition of your epiphyseal line and whether it is closed, the best way is to go to a professional organization for a bone age test.

Through bone age testing, we can know:

1. Development trend

There is a certain error between the bone age and the age of food, clothing, housing and transportation. We call this error the bone age difference:

If the difference in bone age is within 1 year, it means that the growth and development of the human body is normal.

The bone age measured is more than the age of food, clothing, housing and transportation plus 1 year, indicating early growth and development, that is, early development;

If the age of food, clothing, housing and transportation exceeds the bone age plus one year, it means that the growth and development are lagging behind, that is, late development.

2. Long space

Under normal circumstances,

When the bone age of girls is around 14 years old, the epiphyseal line tends to close;

When boys are over 16 years old, their epiphyseal lines tend to close.

However, the specific situation still needs to be based on the actual situation of one's own body.

By measuring bone age, one can understand the closure status of one's epiphyseal line, human growth potential, predict one's adult height, and predict the space for growth.

In addition to professional predictions based on bone age films, the degree of concavity on both sides of the kneecap can also be used to roughly determine whether the epiphyseal line is closed:

There is a protruding bone above the kneecap. Press both sides of it with your fingers.

If the two sides are not deeply concave, the epiphyseal lines will not close;

If the two sides are deeply concave, it means that the epiphyseal line has been closed.

Although this method can roughly determine the closure status of the epiphyseal line, if you want to know the detailed status of the epiphyseal line and predict the growth space, you still need to carry out professional epiphyseal line testing.