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Management of Growth Plate Injuries

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Treatment of acute growth plate injuries is determined by a prognostic evaluation of the radiographs. The Salter and Harris classification [1] is the most widely used and has been modified by Ogden [2] and more recently by Peterson [3]. The present Ogden classification includes nine major types with subclassifications. For practical purposes the intra-articular fracture line and the degree of initial chondroepiphyseal displacement determine management, as originally proposed by Poland in 1898 [4].

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  1. Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse, France

    Franck Accadbled

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Accadbled, F., Foster, B.K. (2010). Management of Growth Plate Injuries. In: Benson, M., Fixsen, J., Macnicol, M., Parsch, K. (eds) Children's Orthopaedics and Fractures. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-611-3_41

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