Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Unusual longitudinal stress fractures of the femoral diaphysis: report of five cases

  • ARTICLE
  • Published:
Skeletal Radiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract 

We present five cases of a distinctive type of longitudinal stress fracture of the upper femoral shaft in which the fracture line is parallel to the outer surface of the bone, in contrast to the perpendicular orientation to the cortical surface in previously reported cases of diaphyseal stress fractures. In two cases the fracture recurred after 15 and 18 months, respectively.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Service d’Imagerie Médicale, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild, 25–29, Rue Manin, F-75940 Paris Cedex 19, France, , , , , , FR

    M. Williams

  2. Service de Radiologie Ostéo-Articulaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, , , , , , FR

    Jean-Denis Laredo & Stephan Setbon

  3. Service de Médecine Interne, Fondation A. de Rothschild, Paris, France, , , , , , FR

    Georges Bélangé

  4. Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, , , , , , FR

    Marie-Agnès Timsit

  5. Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France, , , , , , FR

    Alain Karneff

  6. Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de Pontoise, France, , , , , , FR

    Edouard Pertuiset

Authors
  1. M. Williams
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jean-Denis Laredo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Stephan Setbon
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Georges Bélangé
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Marie-Agnès Timsit
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Alain Karneff
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Edouard Pertuiset
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Received: 25 May 1998; Revision requested: 27 July 1998; Revision received: 17 August 1998; Accepted: 8 September 1998

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Williams, M., Laredo, JD., Setbon, S. et al. Unusual longitudinal stress fractures of the femoral diaphysis: report of five cases. Skeletal Radiol 28, 81–85 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050478

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050478

Search

Navigation