Sequela of Untreated Avulsion Fracutre of Ischial Tuberosity: Report of Two Cases
10.4055/jkoa.1984.19.2.423
- Author:
Jin Young KIM
;
In Ju LEE
;
Nam Yong CHOI
;
Myung Sang MOON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Avulsion fracture;
Ischial tuberosity;
Old;
Tumorous mass
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1984;19(2):423-426
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Avulsion fracture of ischial tuberosity which usually occurs in a young athelete is often undiagnosed early, and therefore is treated after a considerable time elapsed. And it causes a lot of discomfort to the athelete because of subsequent tumorous enlargement of tuberosity with fibrous union, and hamstring dysfunction as a late sequela. Two cases of this sort that required excision of the ununited enlarged fragment are presented. The present authors feel that widely displaced avulsion fracture of ischial tuberosity should be treated operatively and that even minimally displaced one also has to be protected from another injury.
