title: PUBIS STRESS FRACTURE IN A 15-YEAR-OLD SOCCER PLAYER.
abstract: This case report presents a 15-year-old football player who was diagnosed with a pubis stress fracture and underwent conservative treatment with satisfactory results. After a review of the literature, the clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment are described. The importance of this paper comes from the rarity of finding reports about this kind of injury in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Professor in the School of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais, Sâo José University Hospital, and Physician at Atlético Mineiro Soccer Club - Youth Team, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabrício Melo
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Bertolini
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist and Traumatologist; Head of the Medical Department, Atlético Mineiro Soccer Club, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Barreiros
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Sixth-year Medical Student, School of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais, and Trainee Physician in the Medical Department, Atlético Mineiro Soccer Club - Youth Team, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucas Henrique Araujo de
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist and Traumatologist; Physician at Atlético Mineiro Soccer Club - Youth Team, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Pace
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lasmar
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist and Traumatologist; Head of the Medical Department, Atlético Mineiro Soccer Club, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Otaviano de Oliveira
authors.initials: Ode O
authors.lastname: Junior
keywords: Fractures, Stress; Osteitis/physiopathology; Pubic Bone