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Traumatic subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case report.

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Wittstein, J; Vinson, E; Zura, R
Published in: J Surg Orthop Adv
2010

Subchondral insufficiency fractures of the femoral head have been described in elderly, osteoporotic patients and most commonly occur at the superolateral aspect of the femoral head. This case report describes an insufficiency fracture that involves the posterior inferior aspect of the femoral head in a thin, elderly woman.

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J Surg Orthop Adv

ISSN

1548-825X

Publication Date

2010

Volume

19

Issue

4

Start / End Page

234 / 235

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Osteoporotic Fractures
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Hip Fractures
  • Fractures, Stress
  • Femur Head
  • Female
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Accidental Falls
 

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Wittstein, J., Vinson, E., & Zura, R. (2010). Traumatic subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case report. J Surg Orthop Adv, 19(4), 234–235.
Wittstein, Jocelyn, Emily Vinson, and Robert Zura. “Traumatic subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case report.J Surg Orthop Adv 19, no. 4 (2010): 234–35.
Wittstein J, Vinson E, Zura R. Traumatic subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case report. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2010;19(4):234–5.
Wittstein, Jocelyn, et al. “Traumatic subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case report.J Surg Orthop Adv, vol. 19, no. 4, 2010, pp. 234–35.
Wittstein J, Vinson E, Zura R. Traumatic subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case report. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2010;19(4):234–235.

Published In

J Surg Orthop Adv

ISSN

1548-825X

Publication Date

2010

Volume

19

Issue

4

Start / End Page

234 / 235

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Osteoporotic Fractures
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Hip Fractures
  • Fractures, Stress
  • Femur Head
  • Female
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Accidental Falls