The completely asymptomatic displaced femoral stress fracture: a case report and review of the literature.
Pain is protective in stress fractures. Its presence usually signals to the trainee to decrease or halt training. This prevents a microstress fracture from progressing into a macrofracture. A case is presented in which an infantry recruit sustained a displaced femoral diaphyseal stress fracture which was totally asymptomatic until the bone broke in the middle of a run.
Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Military P.O.B. 03528, Israel. asff@inter.net.il
Aharon S
AS
Finestone
Miguel
M
Glatstein
Victor
V
Novack
Ehud
E
Rath
Charles
C
Milgrom
D000328:Adult; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000473:pathology*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel