Best Practice Case Studies-Epiphyseolysis

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The video presents a case study of a 13-year-old baseball pitcher with right shoulder pain, diagnosed with Little League shoulder and glenoid dysplasia. Little League shoulder is a type 1 Salter-Harris fracture, characterized by a fracture through the physis (growth plate). Radiographs reveal subtle widening of the growth plate laterally in the proximal humerus. An MRI shows the glenoid is angled more posteriorly than normal. Another case involves a 14-year-old with a similar condition. Diagnosis involves comparing swelling in the growth plate on radiographs or CT scans, with MRI showing increased signal in affected areas. Contrast MRI is not useful in diagnosing this condition.

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Edition 3rd Edition

Related Case 3rd Edition, CASE 44

Topic Pediatric Issues

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3rd Edition, CASE 44

3rd Edition

Pediatric Issues

Little League shoulder

glenoid dysplasia

Salter-Harris fracture

growth plate

MRI diagnosis