Analysis of Physeal Fractures from the United States National Trauma Data Bank.

Joseph R FuchsRomie F GiblyChristopher B EricksonStacey M ThomasNancy Hadley MillerKarin A Payne

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Our analysis indicates that 5.7% of pediatric long-bone fractures involved the physis, with the distal tibia being the most common. These findings suggest a lower incidence of physeal fractures than previous studies and warrant further investigation.

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