Surgically Treated Nonunion following Ischial Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture of a 14-Year-Old Athlete

A 14-year-old girl experienced acute left buttock pain during a sprint. At the local hospital, she was diagnosed with an avulsion fracture of the left ischial tuberosity. She was kept for observation for about 10 months; however, the buttock pain persisted, and the bone fragments did not unite. She...

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Main Authors: Yuta Nakamatsu, Tomoaki Fukui, Keisuke Oe, Shinya Hayashi, Tomoyuki Matsumoto, Takehiko Matsushita, Ryosuke Kuroda, Takahiro Niikura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8531648