title: Fracture through a Harris growth arrest line:  a case report.
abstract: Fractures occur when bone is overloaded and mechanical failure occurs with the fracture propagating along the lines of least resistance. We report the case of a 6-year-old boy who sustained a nondisplaced distal third tibial shaft fracture through a Harris growth arrest line of increased osseous density due to low-energy blunt trauma. This case is used as an opportunity to review the literature on Harris growth arrest lines and discuss a fracture pattern that has not been previously described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Wayne State University, Taylor, MI 48124, USA. njacobso@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Nathan A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013977:Tibia / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome