Operative Fixation of an Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine Apophyseal Avulsion Fracture Nonunion in an Adolescent Soccer Player: A Case Report. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • CASE: A 14-year-old male competitive soccer player presented with a history of recurrent right hip pain for 18 months. He was diagnosed with an anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) apophyseal avulsion fracture nonunion with subspinal impingement, which was confirmed by radiographs, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent surgical fixation and subspinal decompression. He returned to competitive soccer 5 months postoperatively. CONCLUSION: AIIS apophyseal avulsion fractures occur in adolescent athletes and generally respond to nonoperative treatment. When such management is unsuccessful, surgical fixation can lead to resolution of pain with return of full function.

publication date

  • January 1, 2017

Research

keywords

  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Fractures, Avulsion
  • Fractures, Ununited
  • Ilium
  • Soccer

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85019551911

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2106/JBJS.CC.16.00167

PubMed ID

  • 29244669

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 7

issue

  • 2