Traumatic subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case report.
Subchondral insufficiency fractures of the femoral head have been described in elderly, osteoporotic patients and most commonly occur at the superolateral aspect of the femoral head. This case report describes an insufficiency fracture that involves the posterior inferior aspect of the femoral head in a thin, elderly woman.
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Jocelyn.Wittstein@bassett.org
Jocelyn
J
Wittstein
Emily
E
Vinson
Robert
R
Zura
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000293:injuries*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*