ReviewActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2017
Management and treatment of femoral neck stress fractures in recreational runners: a report of four cases and review of the literature.
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- Reliability of 3D quantitative displacement of femoral neck fracture site measured via CT and its correlation with femoral head avascular necrosis: a retrospective cohort study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
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- Lateral femoral neck stress fractures: A case report.World journal of orthopedics · 2024Article
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- Femoral neck stress fracture and medial tibial stress syndrome following high intensity interval training: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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- Epidemiology, classification, treatment, and mortality of adult femoral neck and basicervical fractures: an observational study of 40,049 fractures from the Swedish Fracture Register.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Observational
- Femoral neck stress fractures after trampoline exercise: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Predicting osteoporosis with body compositions in postmenopausal women: a non-invasive method.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- [Femoral neck stress fractures and femoroacetabular impingement : A retrospective case study and literature review].Der Orthopade · 2021Review
- Nonanatomical Reduction of Femoral Neck Fractures in Young Patients (≤65 Years Old) with Internal Fixation Using Three Parallel Cannulated Screws.BioMed research international · 2021Article
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- Diagnostic Value of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Combined with Computed Tomography (CT) in Patients with Stress Injury of Femoral Neck.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- Bilateral sequential femoral neck stress fractures in young adult with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy: A case report.World journal of orthopedics · 2019Article
- Suboptimal outcomes after closed reduction and internal fixation of displaced femoral neck fractures in middle-aged patients: is internal fixation adequate in this age group?BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Article
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Abstract
Femoral neck stress fractures (FNSFs) in healthy young subjects are uncommon and most prevalent among long-distance runners and military recruits. Women seem to be at higher risk of developing stress fractures because of possible eating disorders followed by amenorrhea and osteoporosis. This case report describes four young and middle-aged, active female recreational runners who developed stress fractures of the femoral neck. In three of them, with a clinical history of persistent pain in the groin region, which worsened during training, early diagnosis by MRI was considered essential in detecting the fractures. The patients were clinically, metabolically and radiographically evaluated; they were then treated and followed-up at our institution. Only one case was treated conservatively, while the others underwent surgical internal fixation using a screw-plate (DHS®). All of them returned to sport physical activity after a recovery period. Regarding the challenging management of FNSFs, our report highlights the importance of groin pain, especially in athletic females, an early diagnosis by MRI, and a proper classification of these injuries for a correct choice of treatment in order to prevent further dislocation and avoid avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
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