Growth Plate Injury Names

Osgood-Schlatter disease

Injury of the tibial tuberosity growth plate by overuse traction (true apophysitis)

Sever's disease

Injury of the calcaneal growth plate at the back of the heel by overuse traction (true apophysitis)

Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome

Injury of the growth plate at the inferior pole of the kneecap by overuse traction (true apophysitis)

Little League elbow

Injury of the medial epicondyle growth plate on the inside of the elbow by repetitive throwing traction (true apophysitis)

Iselin's disease

Injury of the growth plate at the base of the fifth metatarsal on the outer edge of the foot by overuse traction (true apophysitis)

Hip and pelvic apophysitis

Injury of muscle attachment growth plates around the pelvis (such as the ASIS, AIIS, iliac crest, and ischial tuberosity) by overuse traction (true apophysitis)

Little League shoulder

Injury of the proximal humeral growth plate by violent throwing rotation (true physeal injury)

Gymnast's wrist

Injury of the distal radial growth plate by repetitive weight-bearing impact (true physeal injury)

Distal femoral physeal stress injury

Widening of the growth plate at the lower end of the thigh bone by repetitive impact (true physeal injury)

Proximal tibial and fibular physeal stress injury

Chronic stress to the growth plates at the top of the shin bones by repetitive loading, often presenting as deep, vague knee pain (true physeal injury)

Climber's finger

Injury of the growth plate at the base of the middle phalanx by repetitive crimp gripping (true physeal injury)

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Femoral head slips backward off the neck at the growth plate (physeal disorder)

Blount's disease

Medial half of the upper shin growth plate stops growing, causing progressive leg bowing (physeal disorder)

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Temporary loss of blood supply to the femoral head in children, which can later disturb the growth plate (physeal disorder)

Salter-Harris fracture Type I

Fracture line extends entirely through the physis without involving the epiphysis or metaphysis (growth plate fracture type)

Salter-Harris fracture Type II

Fracture line traverses the physis, then exits upward through the metaphysis (growth plate fracture type)

Salter-Harris fracture Type III

Horizontal fracture line along part of the physis, then a vertical line through the epiphysis into the joint space (growth plate fracture type)

Salter-Harris fracture Type IV

Vertical fracture line through the metaphysis, across the physis, and through the epiphysis into the joint (growth plate fracture type)

Salter-Harris fracture Type V

Microscopic crush of the physis by high-energy axial loading, usually detected by MRI because plain X-ray misses it (growth plate fracture type)