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Young and Hip.

28/1/2016

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A teenager presented with pain in his right hip.  It had been present for a couple of weeks after kicking a ball.  There was a reduction in hip flexion to about 90 degrees, although an otherwise reasonable ROM.  He was tender over the antero-lateral hip.  He had an X-ray to exclude Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE).  What do you think?
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No SUFE, but an Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine (AIIS) avulsion on the right.  

This lad is the right age group for SUFE, and it can present in a similar fashion; SUFE classically affects Boys (OR 2.4), 10-16 years, often after sport and often presenting some time after the pain started.  While they may be unable to bear weight, they usually can but with an antalgic and out-toeing gait - the fact that they have "obligatory" external rotation (even mild) is pathognomic.  SUFE is associated with higher BMI and hypothyroidism/pituitarism.  The Xray findings (Line of Klein not intersecting the lateral part of the femoral head etc)  are discussed further here.

AIIS avulsion is the second commonest of the 6 main pelvic avulsion injuries and classically happens after kicking.  You can get an overview of the treatment options here.

These are the main sites of avulsion - sometimes hard to tell from the apophyses (as seen at the ischial tuberosities and iliac crests in the above Xray) which are a normal growth appearance...
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(From Radiopaedia.org)
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