Week 6 Flashcards
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Q
What is a fracture only seen in children?
A
Buckling of the cortex - cortex is still intact though
1
Q
What makes fractures different in immature skeleton?
A
- More common, More often with minimal trauma
- Physeal disruptions 15%
- May lead to growth disturbance
- Physis constantly undergoes change with growth
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Q
Where is most of leg and arm growth from?
A
67% of growth around legs from physis around knee
80% of arm gorwth from proximal humerus and distal radial physis
3
Q
When is the phesial plate weakest?
A
Right before it’s about to close - adolescents
