A case of partial physeal closure following compression injury.
A case of injury to the distal femoral physis in a 10-year-old girl has been followed from the day of the accident to the development of conspicuous valgus deformity 1 year and 2 months later. The lesion was caused by compressive forces. Later tomograms indicated a fine mesh of bony beams passing through a continuous and apparently intact growth plate rather than one single bridge. The case appears to be an example of the disputed Salter-Harris type-V lesion.
Skak
S V
SV
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vejle Hospital, Denmark.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005269:Femur / Q000254:growth & development / Q000293:injuries*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D000072042:Salter-Harris Fractures; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology