Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head in younger adults.
We report two cases of subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head observed in younger adults without any history of overexertion. In both cases, MRI revealed an irregular, discontinuous low-intensity band on the T1-weighted images. Both patients were treated operatively, and histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of subchondral fracture. A diagnosis of subchondral insufficiency fracture needs to be put in as one of the diagnoses in younger patients with a hip pain.
Yamamoto
Takuaki
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. yamataku@ortho.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Nakashima
Yasuharu
Y
Shuto
Toshihide
T
Jingushi
Seiya
S
Iwamoto
Yukihide
Y
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA