Salter-Harris 2 fracture of the distal femur with trapped periosteum. Salter-Harris type I fractures are relatively uncommon injuries that occur in children.Salter-Harris fractures are injuries where a fracture of the metaphysis or epiphysis extends through the physis. More than 95% of supracondylar fractures are hyperextension type due to a fall on the outstretched hand. 1 About 15% of fractures of children involve the growth plate. It is thus a form of child bone fracture.It is a common injury found in children, occurring in 15% of childhood long bone fractures.

The fracture through the growth plate is usually obscure and difficult to differentiate from normal variations of the growth plate. Diagram depicting the 5 typical Salter Haris fractures, with a rough estimate of relative frequency.

RESULTS. Note the associated comminuted fracture of the distal fibula. Type I Salter-Harris fractures tend to occur in younger children (5). SALTER HARRIS FRACTURES in CHILDREN Kyra Frost 11/12/19 Diagnostic Radiology RAD 4001 Dr. Kumaravel . Salter-Harris fractures affect the growth plate of bones in children. The Salter-Harris classification is a means of categorizing epiphyseal plate fractures and provides clues to their prognosis All such these fractures, by definition, involve or extend through the epiphyseal plate so that all such fractures occur in children Classification. SALTER HARRIS FRACTURES in CHILDREN Kyra Frost 11/12/19 Diagnostic Radiology RAD 4001 Dr. Kumaravel These Salter-Harris fractures can be easily missed.

In many cases there is only minimal or no displacement. Introduction Injuries to the extremities of children frequently involve the physis, partially because the ligaments and joint capsule can be 5 times stronger than the growth plate.

And finally we tend not to look carefully at the epiphysis. They are intra-articular injuries in which the fracture extends through the epiphysis, across the physis and through the metaphysis. Radiographic features The olecranon is pushed into the olecranon fossa causing the anterior humeral cortex to bend and eventually break. Salter-Harris type V fractures are very uncommon injuries that occur in children. Salter-Harris injuries may be displaced or undisplaced. Here is an example of a Salter-Harris fracture of the distal forearm as … Schematic drawing of the classification system for physeal fractures of the distal radius not included in the Salter-Harris system. Finally, classification of any of the previous types complicated by asymmetric growth or premature physeal arrest was changed to a type 5 lesion. A Salter–Harris fracture is a fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone, specifically the zone of provisional calcification.