The patient was referred for a dedicated hip X-ray series including frog leg and Dunn views. The iliac crest apophyseal avulsion fracture cannot be diagnosed without a pelvic view! This can also be easily missed when the views are collimated during exposure or cropped during post-processing while concentrating on the hip request.

Apophyseal avulsion fractures of the pelvis and hip are relatively common among physically active adolescents and young adults.