Spontaneous Isolated Iliopsoas Tendon Tear in Elderly—Case Report and Review of Literature

Spontaneous Isolated Iliopsoas Tendon Tear in Elderly—Case Report and Review of Literature

Iliopsoas tendon tears are rare. These typically occur in young and can be associated with avulsion fractures of lesser trochanter. We report a case of full thickness rupture of iliopsoas tendon in 87-year-old male without avulsion of the lesser trochanter.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ramanan Rajakulasingam, Christine Azzopardi, Peter Dutton, David Beale, Rajesh Botchu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Subjects:
iliopsoas
rupture
elderly
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1735499

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