Presentation
Trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 10 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Salter-Harris type II fracture of distal fibula
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Distal fibula metaphyseal fracture lines reaching the physeal line making it a type II Salter-Harris fracture
The ankle joint itself appears normally aligned
Os subfibularis.
Case Discussion
Salter-Harris type II fracture is the most common type of physeal fracture that occurs in children. There is a fracture that extends through the physis and into a portion of the metaphysis.