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7 year-old male "jammed" 5th finger while playing basketball with pain and swelling over finger. What's the diagnosis?
Answer
Salter-Harris fracture (type II):
Salter-Harris Fracture (remember mnemonic SALTR)
- Slipped (i.e., through growth plate and not involving bone) / Type I
- Above growth plate (i.e., through metaphysis) / Type II (most common)
- Lower growth plate (i.e., through epiphysis) / Type III
- Through (i.e., through metaphysis growth plate and epiphysis) / Type IV
- Rammed (i.e., Crush injury) / Type V (worst prognosis)
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