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16034645

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
Fatigue fractures most frequently involve the tibia and metatarsal bones in the young. We report a very unusual case of fatigue fracture in the distal femur of a 62-year-old man. The differential diagnosis was a pathological fracture due to a metastatic bone tumor. The diagnosis of fatigue fracture was based on the fact that the patient walked every day for a long time, together with the following radiological features: no definite cortical destruction, a radiolucent area surrounded by sclerosis on CT, no extraskeletal mass, and sharp linear low signal intensities in the center of the lesion on MR images. Rest and restricted walking improved his symptoms and fracture healing. Fatigue fracture should be ruled out even in the elderly, especially those who engage in sports activities for long periods.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0936-8051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
125
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
422-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Fatigue fracture of the distal femur arising in the elderly.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryomachi, Aobaku, 980-8574, Sendai, Miyagi , Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports