Unusual longitudinal stress fractures of the femoral diaphysis: report of five cases.
We present five cases of a distinctive type of longitudinal stress fracture of the upper femoral shaft in which the fracture line is parallel to the outer surface of the bone, in contrast to the perpendicular orientation to the cortical surface in previously reported cases of diaphyseal stress fractures. In two cases the fracture recurred after 15 and 18 months, respectively.
Williams
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M
Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild, Paris, France.
Laredo
J D
JD
Setbon
S
S
Bélangé
G
G
Timsit
M A
MA
Karneff
A
A
Pertuiset
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E
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018483:Diaphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed