Anterior superior iliac spine avulsion injury
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Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) avulsion injuries injuries typically occur in athletes during forceful muscular contraction. The anterior superior iliac spine is is the site of attachment for sartorius and and tensor fascia latae muscles.
Pathology
Anterior superior iliac spine avulsion, like other pelvic avulsion injuries, is a stable fracture.
Treatment and prognosis
These can usually be treated on an outpatient basis with crutches, analgesics, and modified activity. Spontaneous Spontaneous recovery usually occurs within 4-to-6 to 6 weeks.
Occasionally, surgical intervention is required to remove painful fragments or to regain anatomic fixation.
-<p><strong>Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) avulsion</strong> injuries typically occur in athletes during forceful muscular contraction. The <a href="/articles/anterior-superior-iliac-spine">anterior superior iliac spine</a> is the site of attachment for <a href="/articles/sartorius-muscle">sartorius</a> and <a href="/articles/tensor-fasciae-latae-muscle">tensor fascia latae muscles</a>. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Anterior superior iliac spine avulsion, like other pelvic avulsion injuries, is a stable fracture.</p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>These can usually be treated on an outpatient basis with crutches, analgesics, and modified activity. Spontaneous recovery usually occurs within 4-to-6 weeks.</p><p>Occasionally, surgical intervention is required to remove painful fragments or to regain anatomic fixation.</p>- +<p><strong>Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) avulsion</strong> injuries typically occur in athletes during forceful muscular contraction. The <a href="/articles/anterior-superior-iliac-spine">anterior superior iliac spine</a> is the site of attachment for <a href="/articles/sartorius-muscle">sartorius</a> and <a href="/articles/tensor-fasciae-latae-muscle">tensor fascia latae muscles</a>. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Anterior superior iliac spine avulsion, like other <a href="/articles/apophyseal-avulsion-fractures-of-the-pelvis-and-hip" title="Pelvic avulsion injuries">pelvic avulsion injuries</a>, is a <a href="/articles/stable-fracture" title="stable fracture">stable fracture</a>.</p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>These can usually be treated on an outpatient basis with crutches, analgesics, and modified activity. Spontaneous recovery usually occurs within 4 to 6 weeks.</p><p>Occasionally, surgical intervention is required to remove painful fragments or to regain anatomic fixation.</p>
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