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Pediatrics Case 13 History/Physical

Salter-Harris Type II fracture of the middle phalanx.

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As with other types of Salter-Harris Fractures in pediatric patients, there is typically a traumatic mechanism combined with pain, functional limitation, swelling, and growth plate tenderness.