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Diagram of the Salter-Harris classification

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Illustration of the Harris and Salter classification of epiphyseal injuries, showing five types: I - epiphyseal slip only, II - fracture through epiphyseal plate with triangle of shaft attached, III - fracture through the epiphysis extending into epiphyseal plate, IV - fracture of epiphysis and shaft, crossing the epiphyseal plate, V - damage to the epiphyseal plate.

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