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Salter-Harris fractures
classification of epiphyseal fractures
- I
- pure epiphyseal separation
- if non-displaced, jt effusion may be only sign
- II
- metaphyseal fracture + epiphyseal separation
- III
- epiphyseal fracture
- IV
- vertically oriented fx thru epiphysis + metaphysis
- V
- crush injury of epiphysis (not detected acutely)
- most common: type II
- type I (best) --> type V (worst)
- seen in kiddies before the physes close
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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