Closed epiphyses denote the cessation of the growth of a particular bone. The estrogen hormone in both sexes is crucial for adequately closing the epiphyseal plates. The plates are usually complete by the end of puberty and get hardened entirely into solid bone.
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Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. To tell you the exact answer we need your age and from your question, I suggest you take an X-ray but not now, wait for some time and then have an X-ray done.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It depends upon the age. Because on an average if the hip and ankle growth plates have fused then the knees, shoulder, and spine follow it and close in the next six months of the onset of fusion of the hip and ankle growth plates.
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