Fresh stress fractures of lumbar pedicles in an adolescent male ballet dancer: case report and literature review

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2009 Mar;129(3):397-401. doi: 10.1007/s00402-008-0685-8. Epub 2008 Jul 8.

Abstract

Stress fracture in the pars interarticularis is a common cause of low back pain in young athletes. Pedicle stress fractures have also been reported in adolescent sport players, and most of them were associated with contralateral spondylolysis. Only a few cases with bilateral pedicle stress fractures have been reported. We report a 14-year-old ballet dancer with fresh bilateral pedicle fractures treated conservatively, together with a review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Dancing / injuries*
  • Fractures, Stress / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Low Back Pain / etiology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae*
  • Male
  • Spinal Fractures / diagnosis*