title: Slipped vertebral epiphysis (report of 2 cases).
abstract: Avulsion or fracture of posterior ring apophysis of lumbar vertebra is an uncommon cause of radicular low back pain in pediatric age group, adolescents and athletes. This lesion is one of differential diagnosis of disc herniation. We reported two teenage boys with sever low back pain and sciatica during soccer play that ultimately treated with diagnosis of slipped vertebral apophysis.
authors.affiliation: Associate professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Farrokhi
authors.forename: Mohammad Sadegh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Masoudi