RT Book, Section A1 Cicero, Mark X. A2 Cline, David M. A2 Ma, O. John A2 Cydulka, Rita K. A2 Meckler, Garth D. A2 Handel, Daniel A. A2 Thomas, Stephen H. SR Print(0) ID 56274677 T1 Chapter 82. Musculoskeletal Disorders in Children T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-178184-8 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56274677 RD 2024/03/29 AB The growth plate (physis) is the weakest point in children's long bones and the frequent site of fractures. The ligaments and periosteum are stronger than the physis, therefore they tolerate mechanical forces at the expense of physeal injury. The blood supply to the physis arises from the epiphysis, so separation of the physis from the epiphysis may result in growth arrest. The Salter-Harris classification is used to describe fractures involving the growth plate (Fig. 82-1).