Skeletal trauma: General and unique considerations in children

Abstract

This chapter presents common and unusual pediatric fracture patterns and mechanisms of injury follows a brief presentation on cartilage development, reviewing the Salter-Harris classification and the Ogden extended classification. Other unique pediatric injuries including apophyseal avulsion fractures and pediatric stress fractures are also discussed. Pediatric fracture healing and remodeling and potential complications are presented. Finally, there is a brief discussion of pediatric articular trauma.