Hip apophyseal injuries in soccer players: can MRI findings be useful to define when to return to play?

Objective: To describe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in professional soccer players with acute apophyseal injury of the hip and to assess their relationship with return to sports.

Material And Methods: Adolescent soccer players with diagnosis of apophyseal injury in the anterosuperior and anteroinferior iliac spine were retrospectively evaluated between 2008 and 2016. All athletes underwent hip MRI examination within 4 days after onset of clinical complaint.