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At what age does a person's sacrum and coccyx typically fuse?

The human skeleton undergoes a complex and gradual process of bone fusion throughout childhood and adolescence. A little-known fact is that a person's sacrum and coccyx, composed of separate vertebrae at birth, typically fuse into single, solid bones between late adolescence and age 30.

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At what age will the 5 bones of the sacrum start fusing together?

The five sacral vertebrae, separate in childhood, begin to fuse in late adolescence, usually around the ages of 16 to 18. This gradual process, known as sacral fusion, can continue for a number of years and is typically completed by the time an individual reaches their late twenties or early thirties.

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