Unusual longitudinal stress fractures of the femoral diaphysis: report of five cases.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Femoral Fractures
- Fractures, Spontaneous
- Fractures, Stress
Anatomy
- femur