Type V physeal injury: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case report is presented to support the recently challenged Salter-Harris classification of type V physeal injury. Asymmetric premature closure of a proximal tibial physis, previously not suspected as injured, supports the classification of this injury as a separate entity. Furthermore, varus or valgus forces, as well as shearing forces, probably play an important role in the etiology of this injury rather than longitudinal compression alone.
Medical subject headings
- Salter-Harris Fractures
- Tibial Fractures
Anatomy
- tibia