Presentation
Runner. 3 weeks of anterolateral hip pain.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Femoral neck stress fracture
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Mild to moderate volume of joint effusion. High-grade marrow edema is shown in the femoral neck medially extending to the subtrochanteric region.
Centered within the marrow edema there is linear low signal consistent with an established stress fracture. There is mild subperiosteal fluid at this site.
Case Discussion
Typical MRI appearance of a femoral neck stress fracture.