Salter-Harris fracture - Lateral

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Salter-Harris fracture - Lateral

  • 'Salter-Harris' injuries involve the growth plate of the unfused skeleton
  • Here the epiphysis of the distal radius is markedly displaced dorsally

Salter-Harris fracture - AP

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Salter-Harris fracture - AP

  • The AP view shows the displaced articular surface of the distal radial epiphysis en-face
  • A fracture of the ulnar styloid is revealed on this view

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Last reviewed: November 2018