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Definition of Salter-Harris fracture

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Salter-Harris fracture: A traumatic fracture of the physeal and/or epiphyseal growth plate. Salter-Harris fractures occur in the extremities of children at the point where new bone is being formed as the bones grow.