Hi  Laura just to let you know ,Alanah turned 10 early may she is now 4 foot 10 inches ,she had a bone age done when first diagnosed age 7 and it showed an age of approx 11,They have ruled out arthritus,at this point they seem to think it may some type of dysplasia but they are not sure ,I am hopeing  that when the orthapedic surgeon has done the bone biopsey(date yet unknown) I will have a better answer .By the way Alanah has a twin sister ,Tahlia has lost only 8 of her baby teeth and Alanah has lost 14 ,is this something that sounds common in locah children because of there hormone mix ,and because they go into puberty early ,she has pubic hair and has done for some time ,her breasts are just starting ,and she is very  un comfortable about it .She is about 3 inches taller than her twin sister .BEST WISHES JULIE