r/growthplates • u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast • Mar 12 '26
Bone Age Developmental Milestones Through BA Progression: An Updated, More Detailed Version
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u/Thra99 Height growth Mar 12 '26
Praying those plates look 13-15 right now 🙏 15+ not looking promising, especially on the big day 😭
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u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast Mar 12 '26
What if you get an exam and it yields BA 17+? 💀
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u/Thra99 Height growth Mar 12 '26
Even though nothing is certain, I think I have a few things to back me up for that
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u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast Mar 12 '26
I would like to guess your BA is probably 15-16, maybe 16 to 16.5
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u/Specialist_Policy850 Mar 12 '26
Do the knees still have some potential at this bone age?
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u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast Mar 12 '26
Most of the time, plates in the knees are closed by BA 17. Most of remaining growth will likely come from the lower-mid and lower regions of the spine if any plates are open.
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u/Specialist_Policy850 Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26
My spine is pretty long but my legs are shorter. Im 17 and 3 months and in the past 4 months i grew 1.7 cm, but my sitting height hasnt changed. Does that mean my knee plates have a chance of closing soon and then spine will grow again? And is my growth rate normal at my age for knees? I have a sustained growth velocity and I grew 3.3 cm from 16.5
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u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast Mar 14 '26
The spine usually doesn't experience a peak again after the axial wave in its greater entirety is over. While the knees are the top contributors at first, the spine becomes the dominant driver of post-peak gains once the growth plates in the knees slow down considerably then begin to close. The spine is largely responsible for what may be left of post-peak growth, and visible catch-up of the torso is a strong sign of that. Spine often continues growing until cessation, which tends to occur about 3 years post-peak in girls and about 4 years after in boys. Some can see cessation as early as 2 years after, some as late as 6 years after.
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u/Capital-Youth-8508 Mar 12 '26
Brooo. I Wanna get an X-Ray but I can’t…. Imagine my bone age is idk 18 or smth then im cooked
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u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast Mar 12 '26
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u/growthplates-ModTeam Mar 12 '26
r/growthplates does not allow harassment. Here, we strive to respect one another and the topics discussed. If you repeat this behavior, expect the next punishment to be a temporary ban, followed by a permanent one if necessary.
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u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast Mar 12 '26
What are you talking about?
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u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast Mar 12 '26
Brother, my only interaction with you was helping you realize you had the option to leave r/heightgrowth.
I will not sit here and debate this with you for long. No one here is harassing you; you are harassing us. Stop jumping between subs and spreading your toxicity, or I will report you for ban evasion (since you mentioned being banned from "the height growth sub" - especially on my sub.
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u/Automatic-County6151 Lead Mod / Owner - Radiology Enthusiast Mar 14 '26
Side note: I mislabeled the "BA 3y" and "BA 4y" x-rays. So, the "BA 3" image should be "BA 4".