RT Book, Section
A1 Kanis, Jessica
A1 Brenkert, Timothy E.
A2 Stone, C. Keith
A2 Humphries, Roger L.
A2 Drigalla, Dorian
A2 Stephan, Maria
SR Print(0)
ID 1106022660
T1 Extremity Trauma
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071799454
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106022660
RD 2024/04/19
AB Salter-Harris  classification  describes  injuries  of  the  physis,  or  growth  plate,  in  children  (Figure  29–1).  There  are  five  types  with  severity  of  injury  to  the  growth  plate  increasing  with  each  type.  All  suspected  Salter-Harris  fracture  require  follow  up  with  a  orthopedic  physician.  They  are  described  as  follows.