SALTER FRACTURE CLASSIFICATION

Salter Classification
I	Shearing separation of epiphysis from metaphysis
II	Small segment of metaphysis taken with epiphysis (Thurston-Holland fragment)
III	Intra-articular epiphyseal without epiphyseal plate injury
IV	Vertical through metaphysis, epiphyseal plate and epiphysis
V	Crush Injury of epiphysis

85% are type I or II - good prognosis
Collateral ligament avulsion injuries are usually type II or III
Mallet fractures are usually type I 

 

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