Understanding Acute Apophyseal Spinous Process Avulsion Injuries

http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/journals/ortho/%7Bca48105c-6eed-44b5-9f84-3fa1c1984177%7D/understanding-acute-apophyseal-spinous-process-avulsion-injuries

CASE REPORT 

Understanding Acute Apophyseal Spinous Process Avulsion Injuries

Steven M. Koehler, MD; Frances Rosario-Quinones, MD; Jillian Mayer, BS; Steven McAnany, MD; Alan L. Schiller, MD; Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA; Andrew C. Hecht, MD

• Orthopedics
• March 2014 - Volume 37 · Issue 3: e317-e321
• DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20140225-68

PEER REVIEW
	Dysplastic spinous process Orthopedics — March 2014 Understanding Acute Apophyseal Spinous Process Avulsion Injuries — by Steven M. Koehler, MD; et al Apophyseal spinous process avulsion injury was first described in 1941. Since then, there have been sparse additional reports on this injury in the literature. The authors report their second case, involving an elite adolescent tennis player. Read more