Atypical growth plate closure: a possible chronic Salter and Harris Type V injury.

Sato, Takahisa; Shinozaki, Tetsuya; Fukuda, Toshio; Watanabe, Hideomi; Aoki, Jun; Yanagawa, Takashi; Takagishi, Kenji · J Pediatr Orthop B · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Salter-Harris Type V epiphyseal injury is relatively uncommon. The authors present a case involving the proximal tibia diagnosed both by radiologic and histologic findings. The findings suggest that Salter-Harris Type V injury can be a possible outcome when the disappearance of the physeal plate is reported in a patient who has great physical activity in childhood, even if the patient has suffered from no major injury.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy