Pediatric ankle injuries: utilizing the Dias-Tachdjian classification.

Journal and index pages often block iframe embedding. This reader keeps the evidence details in Orthonotes and leaves the source page one click away.

Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 3. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Mar 1;44(3):147-150. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002586. Epub 2023 Dec 13. Physeal Closure and Fracture Pattern in Adolescent Transitional Distal Radius Fractures. Strauss G(1), Brennan J, Momtaz D, Ghali A, Landrum M, Rose R. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedics, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. PURPOSE: To show a correlation between grade of physeal closure and fracture pattern in adolescent transitional distal radius fractures. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed of 490 distal radius fractures, ages 14 to 18, at a single institution between 2007 and 2020. A board-certified orthopaedic hand surgeon reviewed all images. Thirty-six distal-radius fractures were considered adolescent transitional fractures. The review included Salter-Harris classification, fracture fragments, and grade of physeal closure. RESULTS: Distal radial physeal closure is 50 times more likely to be of a higher grade in the presence of Salter-Harris type IV fractures ( P