The pelvic digit anomaly in a patient with multiple fractures: does it mimic the fracture?

Pelvic digit is a rare congenital anomaly where bone develops in the soft tissue adjacent to normal skeletal bone. Pelvic digits are most often associated with the ilium but may also pseudoarticulate with other pelvic bones or the abdominal wall. Its importance lies in its differentiation from acqui...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2013-10, Vol.31 (10), p.1537.e1-1537.e2
Main Authors: Ogul, Hayri, MD, Pirimoglu, Berhan, MD, Genc, Berhan, MD, Bayraktutan, Ummugulsum, MD, Kantarci, Mecit, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Bones
Computed tomography
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Fractures
Fractures, Bone - diagnosis
Humans
Ilium - abnormalities
Ilium - diagnostic imaging
Ilium - injuries
Lumbar Vertebrae - abnormalities
Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries
Male
Multiple Trauma - diagnosis
Multiple Trauma - diagnostic imaging
Spine
Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vertebrae
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Summary:Pelvic digit is a rare congenital anomaly where bone develops in the soft tissue adjacent to normal skeletal bone. Pelvic digits are most often associated with the ilium but may also pseudoarticulate with other pelvic bones or the abdominal wall. Its importance lies in its differentiation from acquired abnormalities due to trauma such as myositis ossificans and avulsion injuries of pelvis. In this article, we present a case of pelvic digit with multiple fractures. To avoid unnecessary investigation methods and treatment, this entity should be kept inmindwhen an atypical bone structure is noted around the pelvis.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2013.05.033