Lesser trochanter pathological fracture

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Non traumatic hip pain.

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Female

Well defined small cortical lytic lesion of the medial inferior cortex of the right femoral neck and lesser trochanter, with a medial and superior displaced pathological fracture of the lesser trochanter. No other lytic lesion identified. Bilateral hip OA.

Case Discussion

This patient was known to have metastatic NSCLC.

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