Salter-Harris fracture

noun

A fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone.

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Meanings

nounSalter-Harris fracture (plural Salter-Harris fractures)

plural Salter-Harris fractures

  1. A fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone.

Origin

Described by Robert B. Salter and W. Robert Harris.

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Salter-Harris fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salter-Harris%20fracture

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“Salter-Harris fracture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salter-Harris%20fracture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Salter-Harris fracture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salter-Harris%20fracture.

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