A rare case of avulsion fracture of the iliac crest apophysis in a young female athlete.

Apophyseal fracture Avulsion fracture Fracture in athletes Iliac crest Pelvis

Journal

Trauma case reports
ISSN: 2352-6440
Titre abrégé: Trauma Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101711730

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2019
Historique:
received: 06 09 2019
accepted: 12 10 2019
entrez: 19 11 2019
pubmed: 19 11 2019
medline: 19 11 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Avulsion fractures of the iliac crest in the adolescent are rare injuries poorly described in literature. The rarity of this injury along with the late ossification of the growth plate of the iliac crest can lead to misdiagnosis and improper treatment. In presence of high clinical suspicion and negative x-ray findings, second level imaging is advisable. Case reports and some case series report on successful outcome of both surgical and non-surgical treatment. We present the case of a fifteen year old female athlete who sustained an avulsion fracture of the iliac crest during a running race. The patient was treated conservatively and returned to previous sport activities after four months from injury. Mechanism of injury, diagnostic options and treatment opportunities are also described.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31737774
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100257
pii: S2352-6440(19)30091-3
pii: 100257
pmc: PMC6849346
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

100257

Informations de copyright

© 2019 The Authors.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

All authors declare no conflict of interest for the present study.

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Auteurs

Michele Losco (M)

Department of Traumatology and General Orthopaedics, A.O.U. Careggi, Firenze, Italy.

Michael J Ceglia (MJ)

Department of Traumatology and General Orthopaedics, A.O.U. Careggi, Firenze, Italy.

Francesco Lazzarini (F)

Department of Traumatology and General Orthopaedics, A.O.U. Careggi, Firenze, Italy.

Pietro De Biase (P)

Department of Traumatology and General Orthopaedics, A.O.U. Careggi, Firenze, Italy.

Roberto Buzzi (R)

Department of Traumatology and General Orthopaedics, A.O.U. Careggi, Firenze, Italy.

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