Unusual longitudinal stress fractures of the femoral diaphysis: report of five cases

M Williams; J D Laredo; S Setbon; G Bélangé; M A Timsit; A Karneff; E Pertuiset

doi:10.1007/s002560050478

Unusual longitudinal stress fractures of the femoral diaphysis: report of five cases

Skeletal Radiol. 1999 Feb;28(2):81-5. doi: 10.1007/s002560050478.

Authors

M Williams¹, J D Laredo, S Setbon, G Bélangé, M A Timsit, A Karneff, E Pertuiset

Affiliation

¹ Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild, Paris, France.

PMID: 10197452
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050478

Abstract

We present five cases of a distinctive type of longitudinal stress fracture of the upper femoral shaft in which the fracture line is parallel to the outer surface of the bone, in contrast to the perpendicular orientation to the cortical surface in previously reported cases of diaphyseal stress fractures. In two cases the fracture recurred after 15 and 18 months, respectively.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Diaphyses / diagnostic imaging
Diaphyses / injuries
Diaphyses / pathology
Female
Femoral Fractures / diagnosis*
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Spontaneous / diagnosis*
Fractures, Stress / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging
Recurrence
Tomography, X-Ray Computed