A cross-sectional magnetic resonance imaging study of factors influencing growth plate closure in adolescents and young adults.
Ola Ft KvistAna Luiza DalloraOla NilssonPeter AnderbergJohan Sanmartin BerglundCarl-Erik FlodmarkSandra Diaz RuizPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
Growth plate fusion can be assessed by MRI; occurs in an ascending order, from the foot to the wrist; and is significantly influenced by sex, pubertal development and BMI, but not by physical activity.