Sacral osseous destruction in a female gymnast: unusual manifestation of Scheuermann's disease?
We describe a 14-year-old female gymnast whose complaint was that of chronic low back pain. Radiographs and computed tomograms showed both lumbar manifestations of Scheuermann's disease and an osseous destruction of the S1 vertebral body. We suggest that this is a sacral component of Scheuermann's disease.
Institute of Sport Sciences, Swiss School of Sports, Magglingen, Switzerland.
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Biedert
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Friederich
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Gruhl
D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012544:Scheuermann Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013177:Sports; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed