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Avulsion of the Lesser Trochanter Following a Shot Put Sport Session

Avulsion of the lesser trochanter is an uncommon injury. In children and adolescents it usually occurs as a sports injury via traumatic avulsion of the psoas major tendon. In adults, isolated fractures of the lesser trochanter are most commonly pathological due to metastatic tumor invasion of the pr...

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Autores principales: Grissa, Mohamed H., Bzeouich, Nasri, Zrig, Makram, Boubaker, Hamdi, Msolli, Mohamed A., Abid, Abderrazak, Nouira, Semir, Montgomery, Amanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849358
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2016.12.32605
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Sumario:Avulsion of the lesser trochanter is an uncommon injury. In children and adolescents it usually occurs as a sports injury via traumatic avulsion of the psoas major tendon. In adults, isolated fractures of the lesser trochanter are most commonly pathological due to metastatic tumor invasion of the proximal femur. This case report documents how a 14-year-old boy, who presented with an avulsion of the lesser trochanter of the proximal femur following a seemingly atraumatic shot put session at a track and field event, was diagnosed and successfully treated with a conservative approach.