Salter-Harris type II foot fracture

Case contributed by Khalid Alhusseiny
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Right foot trauma

Patient Data

Age: 7 years
Gender: Female

Wide physis at the base of 1st metatarsal bone, with oblique radiolucent fracture line along the metaphysis.

Case Discussion

The case represents Salter-Harris type II fracture, which is the commonest type of physeal fracture.

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