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Salter-Harris type II fracture

Case contributed by Mohamed El Deen
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Recent trauma to the finger.

Patient Data

Age: 14
Gender: Male
x-ray

Middle phalangeal basal metaphyseal fracture reaching the physeal line in 4th finger.

Zoomed view of the fracture on the AP radiograph. 

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