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Salter-Harris fracture: A traumatic fracture around or through the growth plate (the epiphyseal plate) of a bone in a child.
Salter-Harris fractures are fractures through a growth plate; therefore, they are unique to pediatric patients.
A Salter Harris fracture can come in 5 different types and involves disurption of the growth plate. Learn more about this sports injury and treatment options.
Introduction. Growth plate fractures account for 15-20% of major long-bone fractures and 34% of hand fractures in childhood. The large majority of these fractures heal ...
Types of Growth Plate Fractures. By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com Guide. Updated October 04, 2010. About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed ...
- See: - Bone Bridge - Distal Femoral Physeal Fractures - Epiphyseal Artery - Epiphyseal Plate - Humeral Physeal Injuries