How much more can a person with a bone age of 12 years old grow?

In daily life, people usually start to grow at the age of 12. However, how tall they can grow is generally determined by genetic factors. Everyone's physical condition is different. Some people grow fast at the age of 12, while others grow slowly. In fact, height is also partly determined by acquired factors. Generally, if a child has a comprehensive nutrition since childhood, sleeps well, and exercises occasionally, then his height will be better than others.

Is bone age an accurate predictor of height?

Many parents will take their children to measure their bone age when they are still children, and then use the bone age to predict their children's future height. However, many parents have certain doubts about predicting height by bone age. Is it really accurate to predict height by measuring bone age?

Although many people firmly believe that bone age can be used to predict their children's future height, in fact, the bone age test is only a test that uses X-rays to visually indicate the development of a child's bones. It cannot accurately predict a child's future height. Measuring bone age can only determine whether your child's body is consistent with the age of the bones, and provide a scientific basis for children who develop too fast or too slowly.

In fact, a child's height is related to many factors. One is that it is related to the early or late sexual maturity of the child. Children who mature earlier may be taller than those who mature later. The child's height is also related to daily nutrition. The higher the child's nutrition, the higher the height will be. It is also related to the height of the parents. When the parents are tall, the child will most likely be tall as well. Therefore, it can be concluded that predicting a child’s height based on bone age is not very accurate, and specific circumstances require specific analysis.

Is it necessary to measure the bone age of children?

The quality of a child's development directly determines the child's appearance, and poor development may affect the child's entire life. Therefore, as parents, we all want our children to develop normally, and it is said that measuring bone age is the most intuitive way to measure a child's development. But is it really necessary to measure children’s bone age?

Everyone has an actual age when they are born, and the bones in our body also have their own age. Generally speaking, there is not much difference in age between the two. However, when the gap between the two ages of some children is large, it means that there is something abnormal in the child's development, either developing too fast or too slowly. Either situation is not good for the child, so bone testing is very necessary.

Bone age can intuitively reveal the child's development status. It can not only determine the child's biological age, but also predict future development. Some parents think that there is no need to do bone age testing if their children are developing normally. This idea is also wrong. Because this is only a superficial phenomenon of the child and not a scientific analysis, only bone age testing can determine whether the child's development is normal. Therefore, it is very necessary to test the bone age of children!