Abstract: This study reports the first use of ultrasound (US) elastography for imaging spinal fractures by assessing the mechanical response of the soft tissue at the posterior vertebra boundary to a ...

The case is here reported of an apophyseal avulsion fracture of the anterior superior iliac spine in an adolescent caused by playing football before the end of treatment for apophysitis. An open ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. A broken bone (fracture) in a child or adolescent must be scrutinized. Unlike adults, whose growth plates are closed, a child or adolescent is ...