Fatigue fracture of the distal femur arising in the elderly

Fatigue fractures most frequently involve the tibia and metatarsal bones in the young. We report a very unusual case of fatigue fracture in the distal femur of a 62-year-old man. The differential diagnosis was a pathological fracture due to a metastatic bone tumor. The diagnosis of fatigue fracture...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery 2005-07, Vol.125 (6), p.422-425
Hauptverfasser:	Sasaki, Daizo, Hatori, Masahito, Kotajima, Satoru, Kokubun, Shoichi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Diagnosis, Differential Femoral Fractures - diagnostic imaging Femoral Fractures - etiology Femoral Fractures - therapy Fractures Fractures, Spontaneous - diagnostic imaging Fractures, Stress - diagnostic imaging Fractures, Stress - etiology Fractures, Stress - therapy Humans Male Middle Aged Radiography Walking
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