A 12-year-old boy presents to the emergency department after a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH). X-ray of the distal radius shows a fracture through the growth plate with a triangular fragment of the metaphysis. The structure marked B in the diagram is the Thurston-Holland metaphyseal fragment. Which of the following best describes the classification and expected prognosis of this fracture?

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