SALTER HARRIS CLASSIFICATION

Question 1

used to classify

Answer 1

physial fractures

Question 2

what does this classification do

Answer 2

links pattern of injury to prognosis

Question 3

prognosis is

Answer 3

poorer as classification progresses

Question 4

salter harris 1 fracture

Answer 4

pure physial separation (i.e. straight through the physis) carries the best prognosis and is very unlikely to cause growth arrest

Question 5

salter harris 2 fracture

Answer 5

most common physial fracture, fracture of the physis and metaphysis, also unlikely to cause growth arrest

Question 6

salter harris 3 fracture

Answer 6

fracture through the physis and epiphysis, more likely to cause growth arrest

Question 7

salter harris 4 fracture

Answer 7

fracture through the physis, epiphysis and diaphysis

Question 8

salter harris 3 and 4 fractures

Answer 8

have a greater potential for growth arrest so should de reduced and stabilised to ensure congruent articular surface and minimise growth disturbance

Question 9

salter harris 5 fractures

Answer 9

compression injury of the physics which cannot be diagnosed initially on x-ray and are not detected until they have caused angular deformity, carries the worst prognosis and it will cause arrest of the growth plate

Question 10

pneumonic

Answer 10

S; straight through= type 1 (physics)
A: above = type 2 (metaphysis and physics)
L: lower = type 3 (physics and epiphysis)
TE: through everything= 4 (epiphysis, physis and diaphysis)
R: rammed= 5 (compression of physis)