Vulnerable to fracture, growth plate. Medical search. FAQ

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)

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)
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. (westcoastpodiatry.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)
The ear is particularly vulnerable to avulsion injuries because of its position on the side of the head. (wikipedia.org)

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)
Non-cohesive banks are particularly vulnerable to this type of failure, due to bank undercutting, bed degradation, and basal clean-out. (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)

elbow
Lateral elbow ecchymosis as a clinical sign of lateral humeral condylar fractures. (wheelessonline.com)

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)
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)
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)

distal
In skeletal traction, a pin is inserted through the bone distal to the fracture. (mckayortho.com)

bone-growth
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)
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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

unstable
Unstable fractures are those in which fragments of the broken bone are misaligned and displaced. (mckayortho.com)

fixation
Internal fixation is done with devices such as Kirschner wires, plates and screws, and intramedullary nails. (mckayortho.com)
External fixation is a procedure in which the fracture stabilization is done at a distance from the site of fracture. (mckayortho.com)

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

ligament
In children, severe injury to the joint may result in a growth plate fracture rather than a ligament injury. (mckayortho.com)

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

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

epiphysis
Growth plates are located between the widened part of the shaft of the bone (the metaphysis) and the end of the bone (the epiphysis). (aaos.org)
Type IV is a fracture that results in a breaking off of the end of the bone (epiphysis). (faqs.org)

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

common
This is the most common type of growth plate fracture. (aaos.org)
This type of fracture is more common in older children. (aaos.org)
Fracture of the growth plate is the most common type of injury sustained to this portion of the bone. (faqs.org)
Growth plate fractures are more common in boys than girls because the plates develop into mature bone faster in girls. (mckayortho.com)

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)

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)

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)
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)

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

commonly
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)

adult
The fracture will not need to stay in a cast for as long as an adult fracture would require for healing. (texasfootdoctor.org)
Any injury that can cause a sprain in an adult can cause a growth plate fracture in a child. (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)

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)

treatment
When a child fractures a bone or suffers a musculoskeletal injury, it requires specialized treatment. (gaortho.com)
Can be associated with endocrine abnormalities such as hypothyroidism or in children undergoing treatment for growth hormone deficiency. (wikidot.com)

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

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

thighbone
This diagram of a femur (thighbone) shows the location of the growth plates at both ends of the bone. (aaos.org)

type
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 V is a fracture of the bone shaft, growth plate, and the end of the bone. (faqs.org)
This type of fracture is more prone to infection and requires immediate medical attention. (mckayortho.com)

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)

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

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)

heel
The heel growth plate is especially vulnerable to injury for growing children. (westcoastpodiatry.com)

children
In children, growth plates are much more vulnerable to injury than ligaments. (wikidot.com)

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

femur
It is a displacement between the head and neck of the femur through the growth plate. (wikidot.com)

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

injury to the growth plate
Hence, any sprain should also raise suspicion of injury to the growth plate. (wikidot.com)

long
Each long bone has at least two growth plates, one at each end of the bone. (gaortho.com)

line
Bone cells begin forming on the either side of the fracture line. (mckayortho.com)

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

nickel
The Fat Man pit, and those of subsequent models, were all plated with nickel. (wikipedia.org)
Nickel phosphorus deposits find the most use in the markets the plating industry serves. (wikipedia.org)
More clearly stated, successful electroless nickel plating requires both strict adherence to bath operating guidelines and optimal surface preparation. (wikipedia.org)
The current density effects typically associated with electroplating are not a factor, therefore sharp edges, deep recesses and blind holes are readily plated to uniform thickness with electroless nickel chemistry. (wikipedia.org)
Many applications for electroless nickel exist today because it is often the only way to plate certain components. (wikipedia.org)

bone
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)
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)

surface
4. The electromagnetic wave shielding thin film of claim 1, further comprising an insulation film disposed on a surface of the metal plate. (freepatentsonline.com)
Enamel hypoplasia refers to transverse furrows or pits that form in the enamel surface of teeth when the normal process of tooth growth stops, resulting in a deficit of enamel. (wikipedia.org)
Since this is a chemical reaction, any catalytic surface exposed to the plating solution will plate uniformly, provided it meets the criteria established a few paragraphs earlier. (wikipedia.org)
The aboral or upper surface may be smooth, granular or spiny, and is covered with overlapping plates. (wikipedia.org)
They vary in form, with some bearing external granules, tubercles and spines, but most are tabular plates that fit neatly together in a tessellated manner and form the main covering of the aboral surface. (wikipedia.org)

stress
Increased biomechanical stress to vulnerable joint structures may be the mechanism behind this effect, however more studies are needed to verify these results. (beds.ac.uk)

failure
Failing to recognize the interconnection between these three basic items will ultimately lead to failure of the plating, hopefully before the component reaches the field. (wikipedia.org)

tend
Primary (baby) teeth are not replaced because they tend to become infected and to interfere with the growth of the secondary teeth. (wikipedia.org)

field
This supports field evidence for rapid, relatively uninterrupted growth of the volcanic edifice. (wikipedia.org)

However
the layer, however, developed blistering and the blisters had to be ground and plated with gold leaf before the test. (wikipedia.org)
However, a study examining high school wrestler growth patterns concluded that participation does not stunt growth. (wikipedia.org)

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

body
It has been postulated that wrestlers may suffer impaired growth and development due to their fluctuating body weight. (wikipedia.org)