Had X-RAY done. Are my growth plates closed? **PIC INCLUDED!**

[Ninasarvik]

Had X-Ray of wrist and hand done yesterday.

Are my growth plates closed? If they are not totally closed, are they closed enough for the wrist and hand not to grow anymore?

Added 5 pictures of the X-ray result.

Thanks guys!

[BajanBastard]

I don't have a clue. How old are you?

[rock75]

Need more info - age did u break ur finger or something?

[rake922]

Without any doubts I can tell by looking at those images of your hand that your growth plates are absolutely closed.

[Kale]

Without any doubts I can tell by looking at those images of your hand that your growth plates are absolutely closed.

Are you a Dr ?

[rake922]

Are you a Dr ?

No I'm not

[unvme9180]

why didnt you ask the doctor after he looked at the x-rays? i think he would be able to answer your question better than the guys on here. calling all pre-med guys...

[shortie]

No I'm not

"But I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night"

[rock75]

Lmao!!!!

[rock75]

i asked my wife, a radiologic technologist (x-ray tech) says based on what she can see, appears to be closed, but needs to know his age to know what to base on how the hand should actually look.

[Seattle Junk]

Hands look small so he is probably early or pre teen?

[tonytone]

i am pre med, and not all that familiar with this, but have discussed it a little in school..im basing my judgement that your growth plates (physis') are closed, due to the radius and ulna.
as you can see in the x-rays, the ends of the radius and ulna are ossified (which is why they show up on the x-ray)
when growth plates are open, it appears on an x-ray that there is a small space on the end of the long bones, with a bone sitting on top of the space..these two bones are actually the same bone, but where the growth plate is does not show up on the xray because it is not ossified.

also, your carpal bones appear to be done growing, as one can see by the limited space btwn them

but then again, i'm still far from a doctor, so take it for what it's worth

[rake922]

i am pre med, and not all that familiar with this, but have discussed it a little in school..im basing my judgement that your growth plates (physis') are closed, due to the radius and ulna.
as you can see in the x-rays, the ends of the radius and ulna are ossified (which is why they show up on the x-ray)
when growth plates are open, it appears on an x-ray that there is a small space on the end of the long bones, with a bone sitting on top of the space..these two bones are actually the same bone, but where the growth plate is does not show up on the xray because it is not ossified.

also, your carpal bones appear to be done growing, as one can see by the limited space btwn them

but then again, i'm still far from a doctor, so take it for what it's worth

yea that's what I was going to say

[Seattle Junk]

Hands are small like a child.

[tonytone]

Hands are small like a child.

small, perhaps..but i dont think that this is an x-ray of a child..in x-rays of childs hands, the carpal bones are more spaced out, and the growth plates on the proximal end of the phalanges are more prominent, along with the growth plates on the distal ends of the metacarpals

[trashydiva24]

FYI. i have a BA in forensic anthropology... i don't have my textbooks but i know the following:

the x-rays shown are consistent with a person who is at least 18yr... you need to x-ray either clavicle: those are the last bones to fuse in early 20's for both males and females... but isn't that tooooooo early for AAS

[Seattle Junk]

FYI. i have a BA in forensic anthropology... i don't have my textbooks but i know the following:

the x-rays shown are consistent with a person who is at least 18yr... you need to x-ray either clavicle: those are the last bones to fuse in early 20's for both males and females... but isn't that tooooooo early for AAS

I've heard of males having growth spurts into their 20's. I know estrogen is the catalyst in fusing the growth plates so that is why women are usually shorter than men.