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A percentage of 15–20 % of major long-bone fractures in childhood refers to growth plate injuries. Salter-Harris classification which was presented in 1963 is a commonly used method of describing fractures through the physis (growth plate) of skeletally immature individuals. Outcome worsens as the number describing the fracture increases.
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Lasanianos, N.G., Kanakaris, N.K. (2015). Physeal Fractures in Children. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_114
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