barnmatrix
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In my opinion it is important to check your plates before / during heightmaxing, but there are some misconceptions around growth plate closure. Should you check your plates? Yes, if your gonna heightmax then its worth it to get an x ray done as this can help gauge your potential, but if your plates are closed in one region its not "over" for you. When I was 16 I got an x ray of my right wrist and they told me that my plates had closed, if I had listened I would have never grown taller, but I continued my regimen recognizing that not all plates close at the same time and I ended up growing more. The best metric of how much potential your bones have left is a bone age x ray conducted on the left wrist. You can ask your general practitioner to do this for you and it may or may not be covered by insurance, if not then it would be around $200. Another misconception is that plates are either closed or open, growth plates can be partially closed or closing and in this case are still capable of increasing in length. The general order of bone closure is as follows - hands and feet, wrists, femur and tibia, spine. With the spine being the last part of the body to fuse/stop growing.