An external snapping hip caused by osteochondroma of the proximal femur.
We herein report the findings of a 17-year-old boy who suffered from a right external snapping hip, which was caused by an osteochondroma of the proximal femur. He has been asymptomatic since the excision of the tumor. This case shows a rare etiology in which an external snapping hip occurred between the iliotibal band and the osteochondroma.
Inoue
Sanshiro
S
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saga Prefectural Hospital Kouseikan, 1-12-9 Mizugae, Saga, 840-8571, Japan. sanshiroinoue@hotmail.com
Noguchi
Yasuo
Y
Mae
Takao
T
Rikimaru
Shunichi
S
Hotokezaka
Syunsuke
S