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Schematic diagram showing the typical mechanism associated with a Salter-Harris type III fracture. The mechanism includes an avulsion of the medial femoral condyle from the pull of the intact medial structures, including the superficial medial collateral ligament, deep medial collateral ligament, posterior oblique ligament, and medial patellofemoral ligament. Image courtesy of SD PedsOrtho.
