TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Orthopedic Injuries A1 - Canty, Greg A1 - Nilan, Laura A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Fractures account for 10% to 15% of all childhood injuries.Fractures may be more common than sprains or ligamentous injuries due to the relative weakness of the physis (growth plate).Injuries to the physis may lead to long-term growth abnormalities or growth arrest.Radiographs are more difficult to interpret in children than in adults, as the physis is radiolucent and there are secondary ossification centers.The majority (75%) of physis fractures are Salter II fractures.One out of every three fractures in children younger than 1 year is due to nonaccidental trauma. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155168983 ER -