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🦴 Salter-Harris Fractures - Flashcards
Card 1
Q: How many types of Salter-Harris fractures are there, and which are most common?
A: There are 9 types total. Types I to V are the most common.
Card 2
Q: What mnemonic helps remember the first five Salter-Harris types?
A: "SALTER"
- S = Type I
- A = Type II
- L = Type III
- T/TE = Type IV
- R = Type V
Card 3
Q: Salter-Harris Type I - Letter, name, description, and incidence?
A:
- Letter: S = Slip
- Description: Separated or straight across
- Fracture: Transverse fracture through the growth plate only
- Incidence: 5%
Card 4
Q: Salter-Harris Type II - Letter, name, description, and incidence?
A:
- Letter: A = Away
- Description: Fracture lies away from the joint
- Fracture: Through the growth plate + metaphysis, sparing the epiphysis
- Incidence: 75% (most common type)
Card 5
Q: Salter-Harris Type III - Letter, name, description, and incidence?
A:
- Letter: L = Lower
- Description: Fracture is below the physis
- Fracture: Fracture in the epiphysis (below the growth plate)
- Incidence: 10%
Card 6
Q: Salter-Harris Type IV - Letter, name, description, and incidence?
A:
- Letter: TE = Through Everything
- Description: Fracture through all three elements
- Fracture: Through growth plate + metaphysis + epiphysis
- Incidence: 10%
Card 7
Q: Salter-Harris Type V - Letter, name, description, and incidence?
A:
- Letter: R = Rammed (crushed)
- Description: Compression injury
- Fracture: Compression fracture of the growth plate
- Incidence: Uncommon
Card 8
Q: Rank Salter-Harris Types I-V by incidence from most to least common.
A:
- Type II - 75%
- Type III - 10%
- Type IV - 10%
- Type I - 5%
- Type V - Uncommon
Card 9
Q: Which Salter-Harris type involves ONLY the growth plate?
A: Type I - pure transverse fracture through the physis (growth plate) only, nothing above or below.
Card 10
Q: Which Salter-Harris type spares the epiphysis?
A: Type II - fracture goes through growth plate and metaphysis but spares the epiphysis.
Card 11
Q: Which Salter-Harris type involves a fracture entirely within the epiphysis (below the physis)?
A: Type III - fracture is below the physis, confined to the epiphysis.
Card 12
Q: Which Salter-Harris type crosses ALL three bone elements?
A: Type IV - fracture passes through the epiphysis, growth plate (physis), AND metaphysis.
Card 13
Q: Which Salter-Harris type is a pure compression injury with no visible fracture line?
A: Type V - the growth plate is crushed/rammed, often radiographically occult (hard to see on X-ray).
Card 14 - High-Yield Summary Table
| Type | Mnemonic | Structure Involved | Incidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Slip | Growth plate only | 5% |
| II | Away | Growth plate + Metaphysis | 75% |
| III | Lower | Epiphysis (below physis) | 10% |
| IV | Through Everything | Growth plate + Metaphysis + Epiphysis | 10% |
| V | Rammed | Compression of growth plate | Uncommon |
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