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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Jan;29(1):e12–e17. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000132

Table 2.

Comparison of physeal fractures between groups

N (%) Obese Non-Obese
Femur - distal 9 15
  Salter Harris I 1 (11.1) 2 (13.3)
  Salter Harris II 6 (66.7) 11 (73.3)
  Salter Harris III 1 (11.1) 0 (-)
  Salter Harris IV 1 (11.1) 2 (13.3)
Tibia - distal 8 17
  Salter Harris I 0 (-) 2 (11.8)
  Salter Harris II 3 (37.5) 6 (35.3)
  Salter Harris III 3 (37.5) 9 (52.9)
  Salter Harris IV 2 (25.0) 0 (-)