Stress fractures of the inferior pubic ramus following hip surgery.
Fractures of the inferior pubic ramus developed in 5 patients following hip surgery. In at least 4 patients the bony abnormality was related to a stress infraction. Stress fractures of the obturator ring are not commonly reported; however, the authors suggest that they are sometimes overlooked as a postoperative complication that may lead to significant symptoms and a battery of unnecessary diagnostic examinations.
D000368:Aged; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006615:Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography