How growth plates impact broken bones in children

Learn why kids with broken bones need special care to avoid damaging their growth plates. This video features Dr. Roger Lyon from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.  Learn more about orthopedic and fracture care for children: http://bit.ly/1o8Y7kb

Growth plates are the parts of bones that make you grow taller, so an injured growth plate could lead to crooked or misshapen bones, limbs that are too short or even arthritis later in life.

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