Salter and Harris classification

Salter and Harris classification
a method of classifying fractures around the epiphysis and their prognosis.
R. Salter and R. I. Harris (20th century), Canadian orthopaedic surgeons

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Epiphysis — The growth area near the end of a bone. * * * A part of a long bone developed from a center of ossification distinct from that of the shaft and separated at first from the latter by a layer of cartilage. [G. an excrescence, fr. epi, upon, +… …   Medical dictionary

  • Эпифиз (Epiphysis) — 1. Утолщенный конец длинной (трубчатой) кости, который в детском и юношеском возрасте отделен с помощью метаэпифизарного хряща от тела кости (диафиза) и развивается отдельно. В конечном итоге он соединяется с диафизом, образуя кость. Повреждения… …   Медицинские термины

  • ЭПИФИЗ — (epiphysis) 1. Утолщенный конец длинной (трубчатой) кости, который в детском и юношеском возрасте отделен с помощью метаэпифизарного хряща от тела кости (диафиза) и развивается отдельно. В конечном итоге он соединяется с диафизом, образуя кость.… …   Толковый словарь по медицине

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