What is Salter-Harris Type 2 fracture?

Type 2. This fracture occurs when the growth plate is hit and splits away from the joint along with a small piece of the bone shaft. This is the most common type and happens most often in children over 10. About 75 percent of Salter-Harris fractures are type 2.

What is a Salter-Harris type 5 fracture?

Type V. The rarest form of Salter-Harris fracture, Type V happens when your child’s growth plate is compressed or crushed. Since this is a severe injury, it can lead to the hardening of the growth plate, leading to bone growth arrest. This means your child’s bone may not be able to continue growing.

What is Salter-Harris Type 1 injury?

A Salter-Harris type I fracture refers to a fracture line that runs straight across the growth plate, involving the cartilage without affecting the bone. Type I may cause the epiphysis, or the rounded end of the bone, to separate from the rest of the bone.

What are the Salter-Harris classifications?

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• Salter I (Slipped) This is when the fracture line extends through the physis or within the growth plate.
• Salter II (Above) These are when the fracture extends through both the physis and metaphysis.
• Salter III (Lower)
• Salter IV (Through/Transverse)
• Salter V (Rammed/Ruined)

What is Salter III fracture?

Salter-Harris type III fractures are an uncommon, intraarticular fracture physeal fractures that occur in children. The fracture line is often obliquely oriented through the epiphysis to the physis where it will take a horizontal orientation extending to the edge of the physis.

How long does it take for a Salter fracture to heal?

Healing usually takes about 4-6 weeks, at which time it will be safe for your child to return to sports and activities. It is very rare for a Salter-Harris I fracture to cause problems with the growth of the distal fibula (less than 1% of fractures).

What is an avulsion fracture of the tibial spine?

Avulsion fractures of tibial spine, leading to discontinuity of anterior cruciate ligament fibers has been well described in literature in both pediatric and adult population. These fractures are also called as tibial eminence fractures or ACL avulsion fractures. They represent a variant of anterior cruciate ligament injury.

What is the Watson Jones classification for tibial avulsion fractures?

The Watson-Jones classification is used to grade tibial tuberosity avulsion fractures: type 1: avulsion of the apophysis without injury to the tibial epiphysis. type 2: epiphysis is lifted cephalad and incompletely fractured. type 3: displacement of the proximal base of the epiphysis with the fracture line extending into the joint.

How common is a tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture?

Tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org Tibial tuberosity avulsion fractures are uncommon.

What are the different types of avulsion fractures?

intertrochanteric fracture subtrochanteric fracture femur mid-shaft fracture bisphosphonate-related fracture distal femoral fracture knee avulsion fractures Segond fracture reverse Segond fracture anterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture arcuate complex avulsion fracture (arcuate sign)