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The most important difference between fractures in children and adults is the presence in the cartilaginous growth plates at the end of major long bones in children and at only one end of short long bones such as the metacarpals and metatarsals.
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Iyer, K.M. (2013). Fractures in Children. In: Iyer, K. (eds) General Principles of Orthopedics and Trauma. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4444-1_3
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