Insufficiency fracture of the femoral head: MR imaging in three patients.
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Abstract
The purpose of this report is to describe three patients in whom a presumptive diagnosis of insufficiency fracture of the femoral head was made on the basis of clinical and MR imaging findings. Femoral head insufficiency fracture should be included in the differential diagnosis of hip pain in the osteopenic elderly patient.
Medical subject headings
- Femur Head
- Fractures, Spontaneous
- Hip Fractures