@article{ref1,
title="The classification and prognosis of epiphyseal injuries",
journal="Injury",
year="1987",
author="Chadwick, C. J. and Bentley, G.",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="157-168",
abstract="Because of the difficulty of assessing prognosis, a clinical and radiological review of 103 injuries of growth plates was performed. Thirteen patients showed retardation of growth and in 4 it was clinically obvious. In addition, external deformity occurred because of failure of remodelling in 1 case. In 9 cases there appeared to be slight stimulation of growth. The correlation between the Salter-Harris classification and retardation of growth was not always clear, especially in Salter-Harris type IV injuries, wherein prognosis varied with site. At the distal end of the tibia two groups of type IV injury were identified having respectively a 0 and 62.5 per cent incidence of retardation of growth. A new classification of distal injuries of the tibia is proposed, with superior predictive value for retardation of growth than that of Salter and Harris. This is valuable as a guide to prognosis and may facilitate treatment.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-1383",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}