This young patient fractured his hip with little or minimal trauma. This should immediately alert the clinician to an underlying problem, suggesting a pathological fracture.
The femur is the second commonest site for a unicameral bone cyst after the humerus. They are typically identified in early life and are more common in males.
The fallen fragment sign is said to be pathognomonic for a simple (unicameral) bone cyst following a pathological fracture. The reason being the cyst is filled with serosanginous fluid, which is non inhibiting to the denser bone fragment falling through it into the dependent position.