A Pain in the Buttock
Spondylolysis, a fracture of the pars interarticularis, is a common source back pain in children and adolescents. While the incidence is significantly higher in Asian and Inuit populations, it is never seen in nonambulatory children and is most commonly associated with athletic activities that invol...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3350074 2023-05-15T16:55:04+02:00 A Pain in the Buttock Landman, Zachary C. Beres, Shannon Cabana, Michael D. 2011 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350074 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606513 https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/414693 en eng Hindawi Publishing Corporation http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350074 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606513 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/414693 Copyright © 2011 Zachary C. Landman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY Case Report Text 2011 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/414693 2013-09-04T07:06:00Z Spondylolysis, a fracture of the pars interarticularis, is a common source back pain in children and adolescents. While the incidence is significantly higher in Asian and Inuit populations, it is never seen in nonambulatory children and is most commonly associated with athletic activities that involve extension or rotational deformity about the spine suggesting a functional component. Given that the associated pain is typically insidious in onset, lacks preceding trauma, and is accompanied by muscular spasm, prompt diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, familiarity with provocative testing, and knowledge of the appropriate radiographic evaluation. Treatment requires cessation of athletic activity, bracing, and rest for a minimum of four to six weeks, or until symptomatic and radiographic resolution. Text inuit PubMed Central (PMC) Case Reports in Pediatrics 2011 1 3 |
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Spondylolysis, a fracture of the pars interarticularis, is a common source back pain in children and adolescents. While the incidence is significantly higher in Asian and Inuit populations, it is never seen in nonambulatory children and is most commonly associated with athletic activities that involve extension or rotational deformity about the spine suggesting a functional component. Given that the associated pain is typically insidious in onset, lacks preceding trauma, and is accompanied by muscular spasm, prompt diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, familiarity with provocative testing, and knowledge of the appropriate radiographic evaluation. Treatment requires cessation of athletic activity, bracing, and rest for a minimum of four to six weeks, or until symptomatic and radiographic resolution. |
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