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01-06-2007 | Case Report

Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head in younger adults

Authors: Takuaki Yamamoto, Yasuharu Nakashima, Toshihide Shuto, Seiya Jingushi, Yukihide Iwamoto

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Special Issue 1/2007

Abstract

We report two cases of subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head observed in younger adults without any history of overexertion. In both cases, MRI revealed an irregular, discontinuous low-intensity band on the T1-weighted images. Both patients were treated operatively, and histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of subchondral fracture. A diagnosis of subchondral insufficiency fracture needs to be put in as one of the diagnoses in younger patients with a hip pain.

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Title: Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head in younger adults
Authors: Takuaki Yamamoto
Yasuharu Nakashima
Toshihide Shuto
Seiya Jingushi
Yukihide Iwamoto
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue Special Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-006-0178-1

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