September 10, 2025CureusOpen Access

Post-traumatic Distal Femoral Salter-Harris Type II Fracture Unmasking an Incidental Osteochondroma as a Possible Stress Riser: A Case Report With Surgical Management

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A unique case of a 15-year-old male shows a Salter-Harris type II fracture associated with an incidental osteochondroma.
Surgical intervention involved open reduction and internal fixation, achieving stability alongside osteochondroma excision.
Histopathology confirmed the tumor as benign, addressing the need for personalized treatment in pediatric orthopedic trauma.
The incident underscores the significance of advanced imaging to detect underlying anomalies in atypical fracture scenarios.

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BSBharat Bhushan SharmaIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee NKNarendra KumarPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research MSMallidu Shashidhar

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This case demonstrates surgical management of a Salter-Harris fracture in a teenager, highlighting the unforeseen role of osteochondroma as a stress riser.

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Sharma et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c240deb210217d6479cefb https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.89364

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This case demonstrates surgical management of a Salter-Harris fracture in a teenager, highlighting the unforeseen role of osteochondroma as a stress riser.

Post-traumatic Distal Femoral Salter-Harris Type II Fracture Unmasking an Incidental Osteochondroma as a Possible Stress Riser: A Case Report With Surgical Management

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Post-traumatic Distal Femoral Salter-Harris Type II Fracture Unmasking an Incidental Osteochondroma as a Possible Stress Riser: A Case Report With Surgical Management

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