Recent reports demonstrate a high rate of premature physeal closure (PPC) in Salter-Harris (SH) type I or II fractures of the distal tibia. METHODS: At our institution, 137 distal tibial SH type I ...

One significant area of research has been the distinction between juxtaepiphyseal fractures and Salter-Harris type II fractures. A study found that juxtaepiphyseal fractures, which occur just ...