Citation

Ali E, Khanduja V. Orthop. Nurs. 2015; 34(1): 21-26.

Affiliation

Erden Ali, BSc, MBBS, Doctorate Student, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Vikas Khanduja, MB, BS, MRCS (G), MSc, FRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses)

DOI

10.1097/NOR.0000000000000115

PMID

25607617

Abstract

Avulsion fractures of the pelvic apophyses are a result of repetitive strain injuries or sudden, forceful eccentric or concentric contractions of corresponding muscle groups in the leg. Using a case study approach, we present the clinical and radiological features, and management of a 14-year-old boy who presented to our hospital with an avulsion fracture of the anterior inferior iliac spine. The literature on the subject, along with the management of the condition, is reviewed and presented. A condition often treated nonoperatively, the focus of treatment is based on effective nursing and rehabilitation of the patient on an outpatient basis. Without this vital role, patients are at risk of unnecessary hospitalization that also has adverse socioeconomic effects.

Language: en