Salter-Harris Classification

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Type 1

  • fracture through the epiphyseal plate

Type 2

  • fracture through the epiphyseal plate including some of metaphysis

Type 3

  • fracture through the epiphyseal plate and through epiphysis into joint

Type 4

  • fracture through epiphysis, epiphyseal plate and metaphysis

Type 5

  • crush fracture of epiphyseal plate
  • often missed initially
 

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