Salter-Harris classification
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The Salter-Harris classification was proposed by Salter and Harris in 1963 1 and at the time of writing (June 2016) remains the most widely used system for describing physeal fractures.
Classification
Conveniently the Salter-Harris types can be remembered by the mnemonic SALTR.
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type I
- slipped
- 5-7%
- fracture plane passes all the way through the growth plate, not involving bone
- cannot occur if the growth plate is fused cit
- good prognosis
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type II
- above
- ~75% (by far the most common)
- fracture passes across most of the growth plate and up through the metaphysis
- good prognosis
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type III
- lower
- 7-10%
- fracture plane passes some distance along with the growth plate and down through the epiphysis
- poorer prognosis as the proliferative and reserve zones are interrupted
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type IV
- through or transverse or together
- intra-articular
- 10%
- fracture plane passes directly through the metaphysis, growth plate and down through the epiphysis
- poor prognosis as the proliferative and reserve zones are interrupted
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type V
- ruined or rammed
- uncommon <1%
- crushing type injury does not displace the growth plate but damages it by direct compression
- worst prognosis
Others
There are a few other rare types which you should probably never include in a report as almost no one will know what you are talking about. Nonetheless, they are:
- type VI: injury to the perichondral structures
- type VII: isolated injury to the epiphyseal plate
- type VIII: isolated injury to the metaphysis, with a potential injury related to endochondral ossification
- type IX: injury to the periosteum that may interfere with membranous growth
-<a title="Salter-Harris type IV fracture" href="/articles/salter-harris-type-iv-fracture">type IV</a><ul>- +<a href="/articles/salter-harris-type-iv-fracture">type IV</a><ul>
-<a title="Salter-Harris type V fracture" href="/articles/salter-harris-type-v-fracture">type V</a><ul>- +<a href="/articles/salter-harris-type-v-fracture">type V</a><ul>
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