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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 63-B, Issue 1, 33-37
Copyright © 1981 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Stress fractures of the femoral neck in young adults: a report of seven cases

DS Kaltsas

Seven patients with stress fractures of the femoral neck were treated at the Military Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece between 1972 and 1976. Their average age was 22 years. Stress fractures of the femoral neck are not as common as stress fractures of the metatarsals or tibia and other bones. Intense muscular activity was the main cause of these stress fractures which were only classed as such in the absence of any injury. Pain and stiffness around the hip were reported by all seven patients before admission. Results of laboratory investigations of the patients' alkaline phosphatase and serum calcium levels were normal. One patient received surgical treatment and the other patients were treated conservatively. Healing was uneventful in all.


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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General