35 Epiphyseal Union
As a child an individual my have up to 600 separate bones, but by adulthood only 206 are present. This is due to the fact that there are both primary and secondary centers of ossification; as an individual ages the secondary centers will fuse to the primary centers. Below are some age estimates for when epiphyseal union occurs:
| Bone | Union Age |
| Clavicle | Sternal epiphysis fused by 25 years of age (Bass 1995) |
| Femur | Head and greater trochanter fused between 14-19 years of age (Bass 1995) |
| Fibula | Proximal epiphysis fused by 14-22 years of age
Distal epiphysis fused by 11-20 years of age (Bass 1995) |
| Humerus | Head fused by age 24 years of age
Medial epicondyle fused by age 19 years of age Distal epiphysis fused between 17-18 years of age (McKern and Stewart 1957) |
| Iliac Crest | Fused by age 23 (McKern and Stewart 1957) |
| Inomminate | Pubis to ischium fused between 7-8 years of age
Fusion of the pubis/ischium/ilium at the acetabulum by at least 17 years of age (Bass 1995) |
| Ischial Tuberosity | Fused by age 24 (McKern and Stewart 1957) |
| Radius | Proximal epiphysis fused between 16-18 years of age
Distal epiphysis fused between 16-18 years of age (Bass 1995) |
| Ribs | Head and articular end fused between 18-24 years of age (Bass 1995) |
| Sacrum | Fuses from inferior to superior between the ages of 18-25 (Bass 1995) |
| Tibia | Proximal epiphysis fused between 14-23 years of age
Distal epiphysis fused between 13-20 years of age (Bass 1995) |
| Ulna | Proximal epiphysis fused by 19 years of age
Distal epiphysis fused between 17-20 years of age (Bass 1995) |
