title: Bilateral subtrochanteric stress fractures in a Dambali mystic dancer--a unique complication of a Sufi ritual. Case study.
abstract: Stress fractures are commonly seen among soldiers and athletes with the usual sites being the tibia, fibula or the metatarsals. Clinical examination may not be very helpful in such cases unless a high degree of suspicion is directed towards the pathology. We present a case of bilateral synchronous subtrochanteric stress fractures in a Sufi mystic dancer who presented with mild leg pain. The patient responded well to rest and conservative management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Bone and Joint Surgery, Barzalla, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Bone and Joint Surgery, Barzalla, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Iftikhar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Bone and Joint Surgery, Barzalla, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Nawaz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Bone and Joint Surgery, Barzalla, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Bone and Joint Surgery, Barzalla, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Nissar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003615:Dancing; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013314:Stress, Mechanical