“Goalkeeper’s hip”: acute haematogenous osteomyelitis secondary to apophyseal fractures

“Goalkeeper’s hip”: acute haematogenous osteomyelitis secondary to apophyseal fractures

We report two cases of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis in the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) in adolescent goalkeepers following trauma of the iliac crest apophysis. Both patients complained of pain over their right ASIS and were pyrexial. They were given antibiotics and were discharged from...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2009, Vol.2009 (jan21 1), p.bcr0820080651-bcr0820080651
Hauptverfasser: Dunsmuir, Robert A, McGarrity, Gerald, Barnes, Steven
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Antibiotics
Asymptomatic
Europe (West)
Football
Fractures
Infections
Injuries
Male
Pain
Patients
Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson
Scintigraphy
Trauma
White
X-rays
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Zusammenfassung:We report two cases of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis in the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) in adolescent goalkeepers following trauma of the iliac crest apophysis. Both patients complained of pain over their right ASIS and were pyrexial. They were given antibiotics and were discharged from follow up without complication 64 and 90 days after starting treatment.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0651