Salter–Harris fracture
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A Salter–Harris fracture is a fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate (growth plate) of a bone, specifically the zone of provisional calcification.[2] It is thus a form of child bone fracture. It is a common injury found in children, occurring in 15% of childhood long bone fractures.[3] This type of fracture and its classification system is named for Robert B. Salter and William H. Harris who created and published this classification system in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in 1963.[4]
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Salter–Harris fractures | |
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Other names | Growth plate fracture[1] |
An X-ray of the left ankle showing a Salter–Harris type III fracture of medial malleolus. Red arrow demonstrates fracture line while the blue arrow marks the growth plate. | |
Specialty | Orthopedic surgery |
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