title: Displaced stress fracture of the femoral neck in an active amenorrhoeic adolescent.
abstract: Female athletes in endurance sports are at risk of osteoporosis which predisposes them to femoral neck stress fractures. These require early diagnosis and treatment to avoid catastrophic consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Sick Children, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bann
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography