[Surgical treatment for Salter-Harris type II distal femoral epiphysis injury]

Abstract

Results of surgical treatment for Salter-Harris type II distal femoral epiphysis injury in 4 boys aged 10-16 are presented. In 3 cases the epiphysis was fixed with two screws introduced above the growth plate. Kirschner wires inserted through epiphysis were used in one case. Healing occurred in all cases. Shortening of the femur due to the injury to the distal growth plate was observed in 2 patients. In these cases surgery was preceded by two attempts to reduce displacement conservatively. MRI and CT studies are useful in diagnostics for epiphyseal injuries and their consequences.