title: Type V physeal injury: a case report.
abstract: A case report is presented to support the recently challenged Salter-Harris classification of type V physeal injury. Asymmetric premature closure of a proximal tibial physis, previously not suspected as injured, supports the classification of this injury as a separate entity. Furthermore, varus or valgus forces, as well as shearing forces, probably play an important role in the etiology of this injury rather than longitudinal compression alone.
authors.affiliation: Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, Delaware 19899.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Keret
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Harcke
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: MacEwen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012399:Rotation; D000072042:Salter-Harris Fractures; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery