Case report 808: Avulsion fracture of the greater trochanter.
The differential diagnosis of unexplained hip pain after trauma in patients with normal radiographs includes both soft tissue and bony abnormalities. We have presented a case of an isolated fracture of the greater trochanter in an adult with normal radiographs where the diagnosis was made by MRI.
Roberts
C S
CS
Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center, Deaconess Hospital, Ohio.
Siegel
M G
MG
Mikhail
A
A
Botsford
J
J
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography