Displaced avulsion of the ischial apophysis: a hamstring injury requiring internal fixation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case is reported of an adolescent sprinter who was chronically disabled by pain after non-operative management for an acute hamstring injury. He had sustained an avulsion fracture of the ischial apophysis with displacement of 2.5 cm. Avulsion fractures of the ischial apophysis with displacement of 2 cm or more are unusual, but they frequently result in a symptomatic non-union, and early diagnosis, open reduction, and internal fixation is to be encouraged.
Medical subject headings
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Fractures, Bone
- Ischium
- Joint Dislocations
- Running
- Tendon Injuries