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Pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature
INTRODUCTION: Pelvic digit is a rare congenital anomaly where bone develops in the soft tissue adjacent to normal skeletal bone. The condition is benign and is usually discovered accidentally. On a plain radiography, pelvic digit typically appears as a rib- or phalanx-like bone structure with a clea...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803810/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20062776 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-139 |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Pelvic digit is a rare congenital anomaly where bone develops in the soft tissue adjacent to normal skeletal bone. The condition is benign and is usually discovered accidentally. On a plain radiography, pelvic digit typically appears as a rib- or phalanx-like bone structure with a clear cortex and medulla related to the pelvis, often with a pseudoarticulation at its base. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 40-year-old Caucasian man who presented with chronic pain and tenderness over his right hip together with functional impairment in abduction and external rotation. Radiology identified a bony protuberance at the right anterior inferior iliac spine with fusion of the proximal bony nucleus to the adjacent bone. The pelvic digit was surgically removed and the patient was discharged free of symptoms and with complete range of motion in his right hip joint. CONCLUSION: It is important to recognize and distinguish a pelvic digit from post-traumatic ossification and avulsion to avoid unnecessary additional investigations. |
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spelling | pubmed-28038102010-01-10 Pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature Maegele, Marc J Med Case Reports Case report INTRODUCTION: Pelvic digit is a rare congenital anomaly where bone develops in the soft tissue adjacent to normal skeletal bone. The condition is benign and is usually discovered accidentally. On a plain radiography, pelvic digit typically appears as a rib- or phalanx-like bone structure with a clear cortex and medulla related to the pelvis, often with a pseudoarticulation at its base. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 40-year-old Caucasian man who presented with chronic pain and tenderness over his right hip together with functional impairment in abduction and external rotation. Radiology identified a bony protuberance at the right anterior inferior iliac spine with fusion of the proximal bony nucleus to the adjacent bone. The pelvic digit was surgically removed and the patient was discharged free of symptoms and with complete range of motion in his right hip joint. CONCLUSION: It is important to recognize and distinguish a pelvic digit from post-traumatic ossification and avulsion to avoid unnecessary additional investigations. BioMed Central 2009-11-19 /pmc/articles/PMC2803810/ /pubmed/20062776 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-139 Text en Copyright ©2009 Maegele; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case report Maegele, Marc Pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature |
title | Pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature |
title_full | Pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature |
title_fullStr | Pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature |
title_short | Pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature |
title_sort | pelvic digit as a rare cause of chronic hip pain and functional impairment: a case report and review of the literature |
topic | Case report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803810/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20062776 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-139 |
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