A Critical Review of the Classic

trauma. These metaphyseal abnormalities were identified from postmortem radiogra-phy and correlated with microscopy. The au-thors concluded the metaphyseal alterations represented partial or complete planar micro-fractures that transected the primary spongio-sa adjacent to the growth plate. These micro-fractures usually resembled a “bucket-handle” or a “corner fracture, ” depending on the an-gulation of the x-ray beam relative to the true long axis of the extremity. These injuries are in distinction to the well-recognized Salter-Harris type II injuries that are also commonly referred to as “corner ” fractures. Recent case series have reported the pres-ence of infantile rickets in young infants be-ing evaluated for unexplained fractures mim