Imaging Case: 15 Year Old Girl with Right Wrist Pain

Case: A 15 year old girl flipped while snowboarding and landed on her right arm. She complains of severe right wrist pain. A plain film of the wrist is obtained:

What type of injury does this patient have?
A. Salter-Harris Fracture Type I
B. Salter-Harris Fracture Type II
C. Salter-Harris Fracture Type III
D. Salter-Harris Fracture Type IV
E. Salter-Harris Fracture Type V

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