Vulnerable to fracture, growth plate. Medical search. FAQ

particularly vulnerable
Because they are the last portion of a child's bones to harden (ossify), growth plates are particularly vulnerable to fracture. (aaos.org)
The nerve is particularly vulnerable to injury when there has been a disruption in the normal anatomy. (wikipedia.org)
The joint is particularly vulnerable to instability during this period. (hss.edu)
The ear is particularly vulnerable to avulsion injuries because of its position on the side of the head. (wikipedia.org)
Non-cohesive banks are particularly vulnerable to this type of failure, due to bank undercutting, bed degradation, and basal clean-out. (wikipedia.org)

injuries
Finger injuries are common, and an X-ray can assist in ruling out a fracture or bone lesion, while also enabling an assessment of skeletal maturity. (rockandice.com)
The growth plates are the weakest part of the growing skeleton and are vulnerable to injuries, often called fractures. (creators.com)
According to the NIH, one-third of growth plate injuries are the result of competitive sports such as football, gymnastics or basketball. (creators.com)
Thus, growth plate injuries are, by definition, damage sustained by a child or an adolescent. (faqs.org)
Growth plate injuries are twice as likely to occur in boys as in girls, due primarily to the fact that girls reach physical maturation approximately two years earlier than boys, coupled with the greater degree of participation of boys in physically riskier activities. (faqs.org)
Approximately 30% to 40% of all growth plate injuries in both sexes occur in the competitive sport environment. (faqs.org)
Appropriate evaluation by a podiatric surgeon experienced in trauma will determine the nature of the growth plate injury, will provide counseling about treatment options, and will allow for longer term follow up to assess the outcome of the injuries. (texasfootdoctor.org)
because of the increased growth and remodeling potential of children, many pediatric injuries are treatable without surgery. (gaortho.com)
However, pediatric trauma injuries still need special attention to prevent growth deformities. (gaortho.com)
Overuse injuries are common cause of stress fractures in athletes. (mckayortho.com)
Growth plate injuries commonly occur in growing children and teenagers. (mckayortho.com)
Fast and rough movements can contribute to foot and ankle injuries such as plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains, stress fractures, bone spurs, and Achilles tendon issues. (footcare2you.com)
Among young athletes, common overuse injuries are stress fractures, which include injury of the: According to research, the frequency of injury varies from sport to sport as well as depending on the sex of the athlete. (wikipedia.org)

Salter-Harris
A system of growth plate fracture classification was first devised in the 1960s, known as the Salter-Harris system, with five progressively more serious fractures described. (faqs.org)

bones
But because they are still growing, a child's bones are also subject to a unique injury called a growth plate fracture. (aaos.org)
Growth plates are areas of cartilage located near the ends of bones. (aaos.org)
Growth plates are found in the long bones of the body-the bones that are longer than they are wide. (aaos.org)
Most long bones in the body have at least two growth plates, including one at each end. (aaos.org)
Most growth plate fractures occur in the long bones of the fingers. (aaos.org)
Because a child's bones heal quickly, a potential growth plate injury should be examined by a doctor as quickly as possible, ideally within 5 to 7 days. (aaos.org)
in this period one normally has-though not in all cases-reached sexual and skeletal maturity (the point after puberty when the bones have fully grown and the growth plates and centers have ossified completely). (rockandice.com)
According to the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the growth plate -- also known as the epiphyseal plate or physis -- is the area of growing tissue near the ends of the long bones in children and adolescents. (creators.com)
Every one of the long skeletal bones in the body has a growth plate that governs its rate of the bone growth and development. (faqs.org)
Bones such as the tibia and fibula (lower leg), the radius (forearm), and the femur (thigh) are structures that commonly sustain growth plate damage. (faqs.org)
The growth plate in a child or adolescent is often softer than the supporting ligaments and connective tissues, because bones form more slowly, rendering the growth plate more vulnerable to fracture. (faqs.org)
The period in physical development when the bones are at the greatest risk of a growth plate injury is near the end of puberty. (faqs.org)
The long bones of the fingers (phalanges), the radius, and the tibia/fibula structure are the most common sports-related growth plate fractures. (faqs.org)
The main goal of this specialized area of orthopedics is to treat fractured bones and restore the alignment of the joints, with special attention to the growth areas of the bone. (gaortho.com)
A growth plate is an area of growing tissue near the ends of the long bones in children and adolescents. (gaortho.com)
To treat fractures in children, your orthopedic surgeon may use manipulation: using their hands to put bones or joints back in place. (gaortho.com)
While many fractures are the result of high force impact or stress, bone fracture can also occur as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis. (mckayortho.com)
Open (compound) fractures are severe fractures in which the broken bones cut through the skin. (mckayortho.com)
Growth plates, also called the epiphyseal plate or physis, are the areas of growing cartilaginous tissue found at the ends of the long bones in children. (mckayortho.com)
The growth plates are more susceptible to damage from trauma because they are not as hard as bones. (mckayortho.com)
Growth plate fractures commonly occur at the wrist,, long bones of the forearm (radius) and fingers (phalanges), legs (tibia and fibula), foot, ankle or hip during sports activities such as football, basketball and gymnastics. (mckayortho.com)
Common injures sustained by children taking part in sporting activities include fractures or broken bones, dislocated joints, torn ligaments, sprains, strains and even concussions. (drhill.com)
As an athlete matures, his bones calcify and harden, his growth plates close, and his ligaments reach full strength. (baseballprospectus.com)
However, as Dr. Jobe and others have noted, a pitcher is generally most vulnerable at a young age, before the bones and muscles of his upper body have fully developed. (baseballprospectus.com)
Achondroplasia (a disorder where bones grow abnormally which can result in short stature as in dwarfism), Spondylolisthesis (a condition in which vertebrae slip forward) and osteoporosis (the most common bone disease in which bone density is lost resulting in bone weakness and increased likelihood of fracture) are some of the most common causes of hyperlordosis. (wikipedia.org)

Greenstick
Greenstick fractures: This is a unique fracture in children that involves bending of one side of the bone without any break in the bone. (mckayortho.com)

adolescence
The incidence of growth plate fractures peaks in adolescence. (aaos.org)
Adolescence is the period when, and a few years after, puberty arrives, and is characterized by bone and hormonal growth spurts. (rockandice.com)
Adolescence is the most vulnerable age group for injury. (rockandice.com)
When growth is complete during adolescence, the growth plates close and are replaced by solid bone. (creators.com)

harden
When a child is fully grown, the growth plates harden into solid bone. (aaos.org)
As a child grows, the growth plates harden by a process known as ossification of the bone cells, eventually disappearing when the body reaches maturity. (faqs.org)

heals
the fracture may also require surgery, often to insert a pin, or similar device, to stabilize the structure as it heals. (faqs.org)
It is important to ensure that the involved part of the body returns to its function after fracture heals. (mckayortho.com)

complications
With proper treatment, most growth plate fractures heal without complications. (aaos.org)

occur
These fractures occur due to a crushing injury to the growth plate from a compression force. (aaos.org)
Growth plate fractures occur twice as often in boys as in girls, because girls finish growing earlier than boys. (aaos.org)
One-third of all growth plate fractures occur during participation in competitive sports such as football, basketball, or gymnastics. (aaos.org)
About 20% of all growth plate fractures occur during participation in recreational activities such as biking, sledding, skiing, or skateboarding. (aaos.org)
Finally, type VI is a fracture of the bone that is sufficiently traumatic to result in portions of the bone being removed, as might occur in a serious motor vehicle collision or gunshot wound absorbed by the bone. (faqs.org)

skeletal
Until skeletal maturity, both females and males are at risk of bone-growth plate fractures or bone lesions (damage that can lead to a fracture or a stress fracture). (rockandice.com)
In skeletal traction, a pin is inserted through the bone distal to the fracture. (mckayortho.com)

physis
This growth plate, or physis, is located near the end of each long bone, adjoining the head of the bone, called the epiphysis. (faqs.org)

injury
Fracture of the growth plate is the most common type of injury sustained to this portion of the bone. (faqs.org)
This injury presents a significant risk of permanently arresting development of the bone, due to the potential future inability of the growth plate to function. (faqs.org)
A common injury that occurs in young athletes that is very similar to a damaged growth plate is the patellar tendon ailment known as Osgood-Sclatter disease (OSD). (faqs.org)
When a child fractures a bone or suffers a musculoskeletal injury, it requires specialized treatment. (gaortho.com)
What is a growth plate injury? (gaortho.com)
The objective of early fracture management is to control bleeding, prevent ischemic injury (bone death) and to remove sources of infection such as foreign bodies and dead tissues. (mckayortho.com)
In children, severe injury to the joint may result in a growth plate fracture rather than a ligament injury. (mckayortho.com)
Any injury that can cause a sprain in an adult can cause a growth plate fracture in a child. (mckayortho.com)
The heel growth plate is especially vulnerable to injury for growing children. (footcare2you.com)
Although pitchers aged 37 and up appear in the chart to be as vulnerable to injury as very young ones, that is also the age at which pitchers will begin to retire voluntarily. (baseballprospectus.com)
This type of injury may also be referred to as an osteochondral fracture. (hss.edu)

muscles
According to MayoClinic.com, they can cause strain to young muscles, tendons and growth plates," says Cipriani. (creators.com)

skeleton
Because growth plates are the weakest areas of a child's growing skeleton, they're vulnerable to fractures. (gaortho.com)

solid bone
When growth is complete - at some point during an adolescent's teen years - the growth plates close and solid bone forms. (gaortho.com)

limb
Skin traction involves attachment of traction tapes to the skin of the limb segment below the fracture. (mckayortho.com)

athletes
In growing athletes, pain in this area, called Osgood-Schlatter disease , is due to irritation of the growth plate. (drhill.com)

femur
This diagram of a femur (thighbone) shows the location of the growth plates at both ends of the bone. (aaos.org)
Patients who have a tracking problem in the patellofemoral joint - the patella does not stay in the groove on the femur - are vulnerable to a spectrum of conditions. (hss.edu)

separating the bone
These fractures break through the bone at the growth plate, separating the bone end from the bone shaft and completely disrupting the growth plate. (aaos.org)

mature bone
Because the growth plate helps determine the future length and shape of the mature bone, this type of fracture requires prompt attention. (aaos.org)
Each long bone has at least two growth plates -- one at each end -- that determine the future length and shape of the mature bone. (creators.com)
The growth plate regulates and helps determine the length and shape of the mature bone. (texasfootdoctor.org)
These growth plates determine the length and shape of the mature bone. (mckayortho.com)
Growth plate fractures are more common in boys than girls because the plates develop into mature bone faster in girls. (mckayortho.com)

Approximately
Approximately 15% to 30% of all childhood fractures are growth plate fractures. (aaos.org)

Anatomy
The place to begin any discussion is to learn about the growth plate, an important part of the anatomy of children and teens. (creators.com)

commonly
A bone may get fractured completely or partially and it is caused commonly from trauma due to fall, motor vehicle accident or sports. (mckayortho.com)
This method is most commonly used for fractures of the thighbone. (mckayortho.com)

classification
Several classification systems have been developed that categorize the different types of growth plate fractures. (aaos.org)
In recent years, the Peterson classification system was developed, adding a sixth category of fracture. (faqs.org)

Surgical
To achieve this, maintenance of fracture reduction with immobilization technique is done by either non-operative or surgical method. (mckayortho.com)
This is a surgical procedure in which the fracture site is adequately exposed and reduction of fracture is done. (mckayortho.com)

erosion
Such rocks are more vulnerable to erosion than igneous rocks. (wikipedia.org)

often
Growth plate fractures are often caused by a single event, such as a fall or car accident. (aaos.org)
This fracture often requires surgery but may be treated in a cast. (drhill.com)

participation
However, a study examining high school wrestler growth patterns concluded that participation does not stunt growth. (wikipedia.org)

trauma
Trauma to the nail can cause the nail plate to be torn from the nail bed. (wikipedia.org)

stress
Harris lines form before adulthood, when bone growth is temporarily halted or slowed down due to some sort of stress (either disease or malnutrition). (wikipedia.org)

long
The fracture will not need to stay in a cast for as long as an adult fracture would require for healing. (texasfootdoctor.org)

fingers
Colin Daniels, age 17, can handle an advanced workload, but young climbers are vulnerable to fractures in the growth plates of the fingers. (rockandice.com)

child
It is important that a child not do exercises or workouts that can damage the growth plate. (creators.com)

cracks
As the continental crust stretched, the near surface rocks fractured along steeply dipping cracks parallel to the rift known as faults. (wikipedia.org)
Formation of cracks and intermetallic growth in die attachments may lead to formation of voids and delamination, impairing heat transfer from the chip die to the substrate and heatsink and causing a thermal failure. (wikipedia.org)

severe
A growth plate fracture usually causes persistent or severe pain. (aaos.org)

children
This type of fracture is more common in older children. (aaos.org)

requires
This type of fracture is more prone to infection and requires immediate medical attention. (mckayortho.com)

type
This is the most common type of growth plate fracture. (aaos.org)
Type I is a fracture of the bone above the growth plate, with a line extending into the growth plate. (faqs.org)
Type II is a fracture of the bone in part of the growth plate, and a crack of the bone shaft. (faqs.org)
Type III is a complete fracture of the growth plate. (faqs.org)
Type IV is a fracture that results in a breaking off of the end of the bone (epiphysis). (faqs.org)
Type V is a fracture of the bone shaft, growth plate, and the end of the bone. (faqs.org)

near
Normally, only a single bone tumor is observed that may be located near the growth plate. (dovemed.com)

surgery
Other times, surgery is needed to fix the break and hold the growth plate in place with either screws or wire. (gaortho.com)

result
Occasionally, a twisting or hyperextension force to the knee may result in a tibial spine fracture. (drhill.com)
This incipient rifting formed as a result of the Pacific Plate sliding northward along the Queen Charlotte Fault, on its way to the Aleutian Trench. (wikipedia.org)
Volcanic activity at Maitland Volcano was consistent with extensional stresses across the northern Canadian Cordillera that began around 10 million years ago as a result of new plate motions between the Pacific and North American plates. (wikipedia.org)

screws
Internal fixation is done with devices such as Kirschner wires, plates and screws, and intramedullary nails. (mckayortho.com)

occurs
Instead, growth occurs at each end of the bone around the growth plate. (aaos.org)
A further 20% of growth plate damage occurs in recreational sports such as skateboarding. (faqs.org)

Thus
These cells grow towards each other and thus close the fracture. (mckayortho.com)

bone shaft
These fractures break through part of the bone at the growth plate and crack through the bone shaft, as well. (aaos.org)

exercises
Range-of-motion exercises may be recommended after the fracture has healed. (gaortho.com)

damage
damage to the growth plate can go undetected and quickly heal in a fashion in which the bone is misaligned. (faqs.org)

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