Presentation
Trauma involving the fifth finger of the left hand.
Patient Data
Age: 10
Gender: Male
From the case:
Salter-Harris type II fracture: proximal phalanx
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Frontal
There is a transverse fracture above and adjacent the growth plate in the proximal phalanx of the fifth finger. This fracture extends through the lateral aspect of the growth plate (see annotated images below).
From the case:
Salter-Harris type II fracture: proximal phalanx
Annotated image
This fracture line is predominantly above the growth plate, however there is a slight extension through the lateral aspect of the growth plate.
Case Discussion
This kind of fracture has a good prognosis as it does not extend through the epiphysis, where are the zones of proliferation.
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