TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous Iliopsoas Tendon Rupture
T2 - An Uncommon Cause of Hip Pain in Elderly Patients
AU - Emam, Mohammed
AU - Farmakidis, Constantine
AU - Lee, Se Won
AU - Wainapel, Stanley F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Iliopsoas tendon rupture is a relatively rare cause of hip pain. It has been described in children, in adults with pathologic avulsion secondary to metastatic disease, and in older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses. We are reporting a case of apparently spontaneous iliopsoas tendon rupture that occurred in an elderly patient presenting with severe debilitating hip pain whose etiology initially was unrecognized. Magnetic resonance imaging of the hip confirmed the diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of considering iliopsoas tear in the differential diagnosis of unexplained acute onset hip pain and illustrates that geriatric patients with this condition can be treated conservatively with satisfactory functional outcome.
AB - Iliopsoas tendon rupture is a relatively rare cause of hip pain. It has been described in children, in adults with pathologic avulsion secondary to metastatic disease, and in older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses. We are reporting a case of apparently spontaneous iliopsoas tendon rupture that occurred in an elderly patient presenting with severe debilitating hip pain whose etiology initially was unrecognized. Magnetic resonance imaging of the hip confirmed the diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of considering iliopsoas tear in the differential diagnosis of unexplained acute onset hip pain and illustrates that geriatric patients with this condition can be treated conservatively with satisfactory functional outcome.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84953352819&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84953352819&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.07.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 26226208
AN - SCOPUS:84953352819
SN - 1934-1482
VL - 8
SP - 75
EP - 77
JO - PM and R
JF - PM and R
IS - 1
ER -