Case Report
Volume 2 | Issue 2 | JOCR April – June 2012 | Page 7-9 | Ghate SD, Samant A.
Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture of Femoral head:Uncommon cause of Hip pain in Elderly
Sushant D Ghate, Ashwin Samant
Dept of orthopaedics, R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital Mumbai,India
Address of Correspondence
Dr Sushant D Ghate. Assistant Professor, Dept of orthopaedics, R N Cooper Municipal. General Hospital Mumbai, India M S (Ortho), DNB, CPS D ortho. Address: Sarthak Nivas wada’s stop karvenagar, pune-411029. Email: ssushantghate@gmail.com
Abstract
Introduction:Subchondral insufficiency fracture (SIF) of femoral head is not very common cause of hip pain. This usually occurs in elderly osteoporotic patients or fatigue fracture in young military recruits.
Case Report:We report a case of hip pain in an osteoporotic male which was diagnosed on MRI after the condition was missed by two physicians initially. Patient responded well to conservative treatment and was asymptomatic at one year follow up.
Conclusion: Purpose of this case is to highlight clinical and radiological features of this entity and to discuss the prognosis and treatment. This case should increase awareness of this rare condition amongst treating physicians. This may facilitate early diagnosis and successful outcome with conservative treatment in selected sub-group of patients having SIF of femoral head.
Keywords: Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture, Femoral Head, Elderly, Osteoporosis
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How to Cite This Article: Ghate SD, Samant A. Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture of Femoral head: Uncommon cause of Hip pain in elderly. J Orthopaedic Case Reports 2012 April-June;2(2):7-9. Available from: https://www.jocr.co.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FINAL-Article-3-page-wise-Subchondral-Insufficiency-Fracture-of-Femoral-head-Uncommon-cause-of-Hip-pain-in-Elderly.pdf |
