Presentation
Avid runner with increasing right hip pain.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years.
Gender: Female
From the case:
Hip stress fracture
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Subtle right hip basicervical medial and lateral cortical disruption with faint sclerosis femoral neck.
From the case:
Hip stress fracture
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Non-displaced basicervical fracture with surrounding marrow edema and edema adjacent muscles. Small joint effusion.
From the case:
Hip stress fracture
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Screw fixation right femoral neck with anatomic alignment.
Case Discussion
Although subtle findings of stress fracture were present in our case, in many instances, plain radiographs are normal, especially in early injuries. Fortunately, the sensitivity of MRI approaches 100%.
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