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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why you took him to the doctor in the first place.  A 5’3” height is perfectly within normal for a 14 yr old with two slightly shorter than average parents.  What’s the problem? No, I don’t think your son is completely done growing, no what endocrinologist projects.  He will very likely be somewhere 5’7”-5’9” [/quote]

It’s so nice to see how many people here know so much more than a specialized doctor.  [/quote]

Predicting height is a guess[/quote]

The doctor didn’t predict the height.  The doctor told her that the growth plates were closed.  [/quote]

He looked at one wrist X-ray.  A closed or close to close wrist growth plate doesn’t mean zero growth to any other bone in the body from this point forward.  He will still grow.  I doubt every single growth plate is closed on a 14 yr old boy. For instance, growth plates in the legs are last to close. [/quote]

Why do doctors look at the wrist bones then? Wouldn't it make more sense to look at leg bones?

(Not trying to argue- just trying to understand.)[/quote]

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