when the epiphyseal plate is replaced by bone and becomes an epiphyseal line
Epiphyseal plate The plate is not only found in children and adolescents; in adults, who have stopped growing, the plate is replaced by an epiphyseal line. This replacement is known as epiphyseal closure or growth plate fusion. Complete fusion happens between ages 12â€“16 for girls and 14-19 for boys.[1]