title: [Case report of transcondylar stress fracture of the distal femur in the elderly].
abstract: We report the case of a 67-year-old woman with a transcondylar stress fracture of the femur. Problems in diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients with stress fractures around the knee joint are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik Lindenhof, Fakultät für Klinische Medizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hettfleisch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011859:Radiography; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Kasuistik einer transcondylären Stressfraktur des distalen Femur beim alten Menschen.