title: Isolated lesser trochanter fracture in adults: an early indicator of tumor infiltration.
abstract: We report on a case of isolated lesser trochanter fracture, without associated trauma, secondary to pulmonary adenocarcinoma metastasis. Treatment consisted in resection-reconstruction by megaprosthesis. This form of isolated fracture is rare, and results from infiltration of the trochanteric area by a malignant tumoral process, which is usually metastatic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic and Traumatologic Surgery, La Meynard University Hospital, BP 632, 97261 Fort-de-France, Martinique. jean-louis.rouvillain@chu-fortdefrance.fr
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rouvillain
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jawahdou
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Labrada Blanco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benchikh-El-Fegoun
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Enkaoua
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uzel
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed