title: Salter-Harris type III fracture of the proximal humeral physis.
abstract: Salter-Harris type III, IV and V injuries of the proximal humeral physis are rare. We report an undisplaced Salter-Harris type III injury of the humeral head physis in a 10-year-old girl. The fracture united with non-operative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wong-Chung
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D011859:Radiography; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*