Salter-Harris Fractures

Question 1

What are the main types of paediatric fractures?

Answer 1

Complete 
Toddler's
Plastic deformity 
Greenstick 
Buckle

Question 2

What is a complete fracture?

Answer 2

Both sides of cortex are breached

Question 3

What is a toddlers fracture?

Answer 3

Oblique tibial fracture in infants

Question 4

What is a plastic deformity?

Answer 4

Stress on bone resulting in deformity without cortical disruption

Question 5

What is a greenstick fracture?

Answer 5

Unilateral cortical breach only

Question 6

What is a buckle fracture?

Answer 6

Incomplete cortical disruption leading to periosteal haematoma

Question 7

What system is used to classify growth plate fractures?

Answer 7

Salter-Harris system

Question 8

What is a salter-harris type 1 fracture?

Answer 8

Fracture through physis only

Separated growth plate

Question 9

What is a salter-harris type 2 fracture?

Answer 9

Fracture through physis and metaphysis

Above growth plate

Question 10

What is a salter-harris type 3 fracture?

Answer 10

Fracture through physis and epiphysis to include joint

Below growth plate

Question 11

What is a salter-harris type 4 fracture?

Answer 11

Fracture involving physis, metaphysis and epiphysis

Through growth plate

Question 12

What is a salter-harris type 5 fracture?

Answer 12

Crush injury involving the physis

Erasure of growth plate

Question 13

What is the physis?

Answer 13

Growth plate

Question 14

What is the epiphysis?

Answer 14

Below growth plate

Question 15

What is the metaphysis?

Answer 15

Above growth plate