Insufficiency fracture of acetabulum: a case report.
Most stress fractures of the hip joint occur on the femoral side. A review of the English literature showed that only eight cases of stress fracture of the acetabulum had been reported. Another insufficiency fracture of the acetabulum in an osteoporotic bone is reported.
Lee
T S
TS
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tong
K M
KM
Ku
M C
MC
D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications