Surgical treatment of an ischial tuberosity avulsion fracture with delayed presentation

We report the case of a 14 year old male athlete who presented to our institution 6 weeks after sustaining a displaced ischial tuberosity avulsion fracture. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation using a cannulated screw system via a posterior approach, with excellent results at 18 months follow-up. We report our surgical findings in detail as well as a novel method for post-operatively assessing functional screw head prominence-the seated radiograph.
Source: Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research