Salter-Harris type II fracture: finger

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma to the little finger while playing netball.

Patient Data

Age: 13-year-old
Gender: Male

Targeted little finger XR

x-ray

Left 5th finger proximal phalanx minimally displaced fracture extending through the medial aspect of the proximal metaphysis and physis. 

Case Discussion

Features of a Salter-Harris type II fracture involving the proximal physis of the 5th proximal phalanx. 

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