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Salter-Harris III Distal Femur Fracture

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A 15-year-old male sustained a right type III Salter-Harris distal femur fracture. The 2 cm of intra-articular displacement made it necessary to proceed with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the fracture. The intra-articular extension of the fracture was reduced under direct visualization using a small arthrotomy. Subsequent X-rays showed a healed fracture after 8 weeks and the patient began full weight-bearing in a brace. The hardware was removed at 6 months.

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  1. Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics, University of Missouri Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 204 N. Keene Street, Columbia, MO, 65203, USA

    Daniel G. Hoernschemeyer

  2. Pediatric Orthopaedics, University of Missouri Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 204 N. Keene St. Ste. 102, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA

    Madeline E. Robertson

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  1. Daniel G. Hoernschemeyer
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Correspondence to Daniel G. Hoernschemeyer .

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  1. Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Christopher Iobst

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Steven L. Frick

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  1. Pediatric Orthopaedic Associates, 900 Towne Lake Parkway, 30189, Woodstock, GA, USA

    Eric D. Shirley MD

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Hoernschemeyer, D.G., Robertson, M.E. (2017). Salter-Harris III Distal Femur Fracture. In: Iobst, C., Frick, S. (eds) Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28226-8_110-1

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