RT Book, Section A1 Canty, Greg A1 Nilan, Laura A2 Tenenbein, Milton A2 Macias, Charles G. A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 Schafermeyer, Robert SR Print(0) ID 1155168983 T1 Orthopedic Injuries T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259860751 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155168983 RD 2024/03/29 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.