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Sacral osseous destruction in a female gymnast: unusual manifestation of Scheuermann's disease?

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We describe a 14-year-old female gymnast whose complaint was that of chronic low back pain. Radiographs and computed tomograms showed both lumbar manifestations of Scheuermann's disease and an osseous destruction of the S1 vertebral body. We suggest that this is a sacral component of Scheuermann's disease.

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  1. Sports Traumatology, Institute of Sport Sciences, Swiss School of Sports, CH-2532, Magglingen, Switzerland

    R. M. Biedert MD

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Basel, CH-4012, Basel, Switzerland

    N. F. Friederich

  3. Institute of Sports Sciences, Swiss School of Sports, CH-2532, Magglingen, Switzerland

    C. Gruhl

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Biedert, R.M., Friederich, N.F. & Gruhl, C. Sacral osseous destruction in a female gymnast: unusual manifestation of Scheuermann's disease?. Knee Surg, Sports traumatol, Arthroscopy 1, 110–112 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01565464

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