Salter-Harris Physeal Injury

Question 1

What’s type 1 Salter-Harris Physeal Injury Classification?

Answer 1

Seperation through the physis, usually through areas of hypertrophic and degeneration cartilage cell columns.

Question 2

What’s type 2 Salter-Harris Physeal Injury Classification?

Answer 2

Fracture through a portion of the physis that extends through the metaphyses.

Question 3

What’s type 3 Salter-Harris Physeal Injury Classification?

Answer 3

Fracture through a portion of the physis that extends through the epiphysis and into the joint.

Question 4

What’s type 4 Salter-Harris Physeal Injury Classification?

Answer 4

Fracture across the metaphysis, physis and epiphysis

Question 5

What types 5 Salter-Harris Physeal Injury classification?

Answer 5

Crash injury to the physis

Question 6

What’s type 5 Salter and Harris classification?

Answer 6

Crush Injury to the physis

Question 7

Treatment for Salter-Harris Classification type I:

Should be managed by 1? if possible, as 2? would require corssing of the metaphysis

Answer 7

1. Closed reduction
2. Internal fixation

Question 8

Treatment for Salter-Harris Classification type II:

Most can be easily reduced with 1?

Answer 8

1. Closed reduction

Question 9

Treatment for Salter-Harris Classification type III:

Best results achieved by 1?

Usually require 2?

Answer 9

1. Anatomic reduction of joint and physis
2. Open reduction

Question 10

Treatment for Salter-Harris Classification type IV:

1?

Answer 10

1. Open reduction with internal fixation