Category: Visual Diagnosis
Posted: 7/13/2015 by Haney Mallemat, MD
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7 year-old male "jammed" 5th finger while playing basketball with pain and swelling over finger. What's the diagnosis?
Salter-Harris fracture (type II):
Salter-Harris Fracture (remember mnemonic SALTR)
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