Salter-Harris fracture
Tags: DEFINITIONS; FRACTURES; GROWTH plate -- Wounds & injuries
Related Articles
- Epiphyseal-Plate Fracture in an Adolescent Athlete. Hunt, Tamerah N.; Amato, Herbert K.; Madison, James; Piccininni, Joseph J. // Athletic Therapy Today;Jan2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p34
Discusses the case of epiphyseal-plate fracture in an adolescent athlete. Mechanism of injury; Details on the treatment plan; Physiological aspects of the epiphyseal-plate.
- Adolescent Growth Plate Injuries. Schwager, Tina // American Fitness;Jul/Aug2010, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p24
The article offers information on growth plate injuries, the fracture affecting the growth center of a bone among children. It describes the Types 1 to 5 of growth plate fracture. Since boys grow in a much longer period, they are at risk for growth plate injuries longer. This fracture can be...
- These 3 trauma injuries are easy for you to miss. // ED Nursing;Aug2008, Vol. 11 Issue 10, p118
The article discusses the three gymnastic-related injuries that are often overlooked by emergency department (ED) nurses in the U.S. Sports medicine specialist Robert Frederick at Rothman Institute of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Pennsylvania, enumerates the three injuries that...
- Isolated Salter-Harris Type IV Fracture of the Distal Ulna in a 12-Year-Old Boy. Kasis, Ata G.; Hekal, Waleed E.A.; Mubashir, Ahmed // European Journal of Trauma;Apr2004, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p127
Epiphyseal injuries to the distal radius are common in children, but those involving the distal ulna are rare. The most common type of epiphyseal fracture is Salter-Harris type II. The authors report on an isolated epiphyseal injury to the distal ulna Salter-Harris type IV, without an associated...
- Physeal injuries in children's and youth sports: reasons for concern? Caine, D.; DiFiori, J.; Maffulli, N. // British Journal of Sports Medicine;Sep2006, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p749
A systematic review of the literature on the frequency and characteristics of sports related growth plate injuries affecting children and youth in organised sport was carried out. Both acute and chronic physeal injuries related to participation in sports have been reported to occur, although...
- Assessment outcome of lateral condylar fractures of distal humerus in children treated by open reduction and internal fixation. Mehdi Nasab, Seyed Abdolhossein; Sabahi, Saeid // Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences;Jul2012, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p617
Objective: To assess the results of treatment of lateral condylar fractures of distal humerus in children by open reduction and internal fixation Methodology: This retrospective study included 21 children with displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus who were treated by open reduction...
- Little League shoulder: a growth plate injury. Anton, Christopher; Podberesky, Daniel J. // Pediatric Radiology;Dec2010, Vol. 40, p54
The article offers information on the case of a 13-year-old boy who experienced pain on his right shoulder while playing baseball and was diagnosed with proximal humeral epiphysiolysis, commonly known as Little League shoulder.
- Injuries Involving the Epiphyseal Plate. Salter, Robert B.; Harris, W. Robert // Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume;Nov2001, Vol. 83 Issue 11, p1753
Injuries involving the epiphyseal plate present special problems in diagnosis and management. The dread complication of serious disturbance of growth is usually predictable and, in certain circumstances, can be prevented. Thus, knowledge of the prognosis for a given injury to the epiphyseal...
- Effects of Disruption of Epiphyseal Vasculature on the Proximal Femoral Growth Plate. Kim, Harry K. W.; Stephenson, Natalie; Garces, Amanda; Aya-ay, James; Bian, Haikuo // Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume;May2009, Vol. 91-A Issue 5, p1149
Background: Proximal femoral growth disturbance is a major complication associated with ischemic osteonecrotic conditions, such as Legg-Calv�-Perthes disease. The extent of ischemic damage and the mechanisms by which ischemic injury to the growing femoral head produces growth disturbance of...
