Salter-Harris classification of epiphysial plate injuriesmedical dictionary

The classification of epiphysial plate injuries into five groups (I to V), according to the pattern of damage to epiphysis, physis, and/or metaphysis; the classification correlates with different prognoses regarding the effects of the injury on subsequent growth and subsequent deformity of the epiphysis.

(05 Mar 2000)

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