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Thurstan Holland sign

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The Thurstan Holland sign[1] or fragment, also known as the shiny corner sign,[2] is the small metaphyseal triangular portion of bone carried with the physis in type II and IV Salter–Harris fractures. The sign was named after the Liverpool pioneer in Radiology, Dr Charles Thurstan Holland (1863–1941).[3]

References

  1. ^ Note: Thurstan is often misspelled as "Thurston": Charles Thurstan Holland: a genealogical note
  2. ^ Essentials of Orthopaedics - CHAPTER 15: Fractures in Children, p.289: Thurston Holland Sign (Shiny Corner Sign)
  3. ^ RadioGraphics 1995: Vol 15, pp. 481-488 Radiologic History Exhibit "[Holland] also described the bony fragment seen with epiphyseal fractures; it was later realized that this triangular, metaphyseal fragment, known as the corner sign or Holland fragment, was the hallmark of the Salter-Harris type II epiphyseal fracture."