title: Two cases of missed Salter-Harris III coronal plane fracture of the lateral femoral condyle.
abstract: Coronal plane fractures of the lateral femoral condyle can be difficult to diagnose, especially in children with open physis. Two adolescents who sustained this uncommon Salter-Harris III fracture of the knee were misdiagnosed after initial clinical examination and standard x-rays. Oblique x-rays, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging were valuable in arriving at the correct diagnosis and in decision making.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. sabharsa@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Behrens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001858:Bone Nails; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed