Flexon-type Salter-Harris I injury of the proximal tibial epiphysis

J Orthop Trauma. 2000 May;14(4):302-5. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200005000-00015.

Abstract

The authors report a case of a flexion-type epiphyseal separation of the proximal tibia. The injury described herein is a displaced Salter-Harris type I injury. Literature pertaining to this rare injury is reviewed, and management options are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Basketball / injuries
  • Epiphyses / diagnostic imaging
  • Epiphyses / injuries
  • Humans
  • Knee Injuries / etiology
  • Knee Injuries / surgery*
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Radius Fractures / etiology
  • Radius Fractures / surgery
  • Tibia / diagnostic imaging
  • Tibia / injuries*