Fatigue fracture of the proximal femur

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Right hip pain on weight bearing when training for the Berlin marathon.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female

Band of altered signal in the right lateral femoral neck and intertrochanteric region. Some hip joint effusion and soft-tissue edema.

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