Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Joint Diseases and Related Surgery Case Reports, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.15-18, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
Ischiopubic region of pelvis is formed from two centers, the superomedial pubic center and the posterolateral ischial center. There is a strip of cartilage tissue between these two centers, called ischiopubic synchondrosis (IPS). Van Neck-Odelberg disease (VNOD) is a benign skeletal overgrowth of IPS. Two patients, a 10-year-old girl and a seven-year-old girl, were admitted to the outpatient clinic for left groin pain and limping. After physical examination and radiological evaluation, the patients were diagnosed with VNOD. Treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and activity restriction for three weeks was applied. No pain or limping was observed at one month of follow-up. In conclusion, non-specific groin pain and limping can be caused by VNOD. Trauma, post-traumatic osteolysis, stress fracture, osteomyelitis, and neoplasms are other pathologies that should be considered in the differential diagnosis.