Physeal Fractures
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Internet resources relating to epiphyseal injuries [OCOSH Code: D004838 135895003 T14.2 WI_FR]
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Fractures of the Physis POSNA Study Guide
Location: http://www.posna.org/education/StudyGuide/fracturesOfThePhysis.asp1. Describe the layers of the growth plate, and describe the mechanical strength of each layer.
2. Describe the periphery of the physis, and the role these structures play in mechanical stability of the physis
3. Describe the Salter-Harris classification of growth plate...
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Growth Plate Injuries
Location: http://www0.sun.ac.za/ortho/webct-ortho/growthplate/gplate.htmlView Details Visit Resource Review It Rate It Bookmark It Added: Wed Aug 05 2009
Growth Plate Physeal Fractures eMedicine Orthopedics
Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic627.htmView Details Visit Resource Review It Rate It Bookmark It Added: Mon Apr 07 2008
Physeal Fractures Orthoteers
Location: http://www.orthoteers.com/(S(ns02n455kewzbb45hz0c5t55))/mainpage.aspx?section=27&article=311Aetiology of premature partial growth plate arrest
Location of physeal arrest
Types of Bridge formation
Harris Lines
Substances used to fill defect
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Physeal injury in a lightning strike survivor
Location: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11521028View Details Visit Resource Review It Rate It Bookmark It Added: Sat Jul 03 2010
Proximal fibular physeal injury Abstract
Location: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8811541?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_Re ...Department of Pediatric Surgery, Thomayer Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Six children with a rare injury to the proximal fibular physis in a 5-year period were reviewed. This number of patients constituted only 0.09% of all children's fractures and 2.05% of all fibular fractures...
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Salter-Harris fractures CHORUS
Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00358.htmlI - pure epiphyseal separation
if non-displaced, jt effusion may be only sign
II - metaphyseal fracture + epiphyseal separation
III - epiphyseal fracture
IV - vertically oriented fx thru epiphysis + metaphysis
V - crush injury of epiphysis (not detected acutely)
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