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Examples of fully closed growth plates. A) Horse aged 22.8 months. Fully closed growth plates at the proximal second phalanx, proximal first phalanx and distal metacarpus. B) Horse aged 50.8 months. Fully closed growth plates at the proximal radius and distal humerus. Note the absence of any radiolucency and diffuse opacity in the region of the previous growth plate.
