epiphyseal fracture


ep·i·phys·i·al frac·ture

, epiphyseal fractureseparation of the epiphysis of a long bone, caused by trauma. See: Salter-Harris classification of epiphysial plate injuries.

epiphyseal fracture

A separation of the epiphysis from the bone between the shaft of the bone and its growing end. It occurs only in skeletally immature patients. See: Salter-Harris fracture. See also: fracture