Salter-Harris classification

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The classification of epiphysial fractures into five groups (I to V), according to different prognoses regarding the effects of the injury on subsequent growth and subsequent deformity of the epiphysis.

Salter-Harris classification

see salter classification.

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Salter classification			6) The Salter-Harris classification continues to be the most commonly used system for characterizing growth plate injuries (Figure 3). Pediatric skeletal trauma--plain film to MRI by Hussain, Hesham M.; Barnes, Craig E. / Applied Radiology [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since the 1960's, the Salter-Harris classification, which divides most growth plate fractures into five categories based on the type of damage, has been the standard. Questions and answers about growth plate injuries. (Health Topics) by Pamphlet by: Nat'l Inst. of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases The graphic, "The Salter-Harris Classification of Growth Plate Injuries, "was adapted from Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, 3rd Edition. Questions and Answers About Growth Plate Injuries by Pamphlet by: Nat'l Inst. of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases			salt fever salt glow salt sickness salt solution salt substitute salt wasting salt water couch Salt Water Drowning salt-free diet salt-losing crisis salt-losing nephritis salt-losing nephropathy salt-losing syndrome salt-poor diet salt-stored ovum penetration assay saltation saltatory saltatory conduction saltatory evolution saltatory spasm saltbush salted meats salted plasma Salter classification Salter fracture Salter-Harris classification salting salting out saltpeter saltpetre salubrious Saluki saluresis saluretic Saluron salutary Salutensin salutogenesis salvage chemotherapy salvage cryosurgery salvage pathway salvage pathways salvage statistics Salvage Surgery salvage therapy Salvarsan Salvation Jane salve Salvelinus Salvia Salvia militiorrhiza			SALTE Salteaux salted salted salted salted salted away salted away salted away Salted bomb Salted bomb Salted Hash Login Generator salted meats salted out salted out salted out salted plasma Salted Secure Hash Algorithm salted weapon salted weapon SALTEL Salten, Felix salter Salter classification Salter Duck Wave Energy Converter Salter fracture Salter fracture Salter fracture Salter fracture Salter Street Films Salter-Harris classification Saltermox Saltermox saltern saltern salterns salterns salters Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology Saltfish Saltflat Saltflat Saltfoot SALTI SALTI SALTI Salticidae Salticidea Salticoidea Salticus scenicus Saltie saltier saltierra saltiest Saltigradae Saltigrade Saltillo Saltillo Saltillo, Coahuila Saltillo, Coahuila Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico - Saltillo

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