Open AccessSubchondral stress fracture of femoral head in a healthy adult
Author(s) -
Ashish Anand,
A. Raviraj,
Gautam Kodikal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.67125
Subject(s) - medicine , insufficiency fracture , avascular necrosis , femoral head , asymptomatic , hip pain , magnetic resonance imaging , differential diagnosis , osteoporosis , stress fractures , surgery , radiology , orthopedic surgery , pathology
Subchondral fracture of the femoral head is an uncommon entity and usually occurs as an insufficiency fracture associated with poor bone quality or as a fatigue fracture in young military recruits. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute hip pain in young patients along with transient osteoporosis and avascular necrosis of the hip. We report a case of acute onset hip pain in an asymptomatic healthy adult in which the diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging and the patient responded well to conservative treatment.