My son just had surgery to fix a broken tibia stretched growth plate and ankle dislocation. They put a plate to attach the the tibia and growth plate together. He has been home two days.... View answer

my just about 14 year old has torn his hamstring and that has caused pulling on the growth plate that sits on the bum bone. An xray shows inflammation around the growth plate.....hes in horrible... View answer

I brought my almost 15 year old son to an endocrinologist today. He had a wrist X-ray to see growth plate. The doctor determined it as a age 16-17 bone age . He is 5'4 and 120 pounds. Can he expect ... View answer

How much more do u think my son will grow he's 16 5'9 he hurt his arm had X-ray they said his growth plate still open which means room for growth doctor said how much more do u think he will grow? ... View answer

My daughter broke the growth plate in her ankle 5 yrs ago. six months ago she start having some issue with it such as when it would rain or exteremly cold it would hurt. Over the course of the six ... View answer

was in the upper/inner side of his Tibia just below the growth plate. It was treated in what I believe ... lays with the did the growth plate get infected so will it stop that side of the tibia... View answer

How do you know if you have damaged your growth plate through some heavy activities? do you feel pain or hurt that make u aware of? and if growth plate damaged can it make you still grow... View answer

ankle apart. I had surgery and a 6inch metal plate was put in the lower part of my leg. I also had to have a hole drilled through the bone and a special rope (was never told the correct medical term )... View answer

Hi my son injured the growth plate of his lower distal femur he just turned 13 in October his pediatric orthopedic is wanting to close the growth plates in both legs however the injured growth... View answer

sir my son, 14.5 years had ACL broken. Dr. has advised surgery for ACL reconstruction through arthroscopy. My concern is about growth plates which are still open. Will the surgery not affect growth... View answer