Subtrochanteric stress fractures in runners.
Seven college track team members with stress fractures in the subtrochanteric area of the femur were diagnosed using x-ray films and bone imaging. One, with repeated negative x-ray films, was considered to have a stress reaction. Suspected causes for this high incidence of subtrochanteric stress fractures include a change in running surfaces and an exercise called bounding (repetitive jumps with or without weights). The implementation of bone scanning and its usefulness after failure of conservative treatment is emphasized. A discussion of the continuum of stress reaction and the seven cases, diagnoses, treatments, and results are presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012420:Running; D013314:Stress, Mechanical