title: Fractures of the proximal tibial epiphysis.
abstract: Fractures of the proximal tibial epiphysis are rare. A series of twenty-eight fractures classified according to the Salter-Harris method showed that nine were Type II and eight, Type IV. Lawn-mower injuries, a previously unreported mode of injury for this fracture, caused five of the eight Type-IV fractures and were associated with the worst prognosis by far. Two Type-V fractures in the proximal tibial epiphysis, previously unreported, are described.
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000293:Adolescent; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000628:therapy; D006794:Household Articles; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*