Report
Patient History
15-year-old male with left hip pain
Findings
SKELETAL: Defect in the lateral left femoral head is consistent with femoroplasty for impingement syndrome. Immediately anterior to the lesser tuberosity in the trochanteric/low neck region is a laminar horizontal area of sclerosis consistent with fatigue fracture surrounded by osteoedema. Periosteal swelling, elevation, and adjacent soft tissue edema medial to it.
PELVIS: Normal.
JOINTS: Trace to 1+ effusion.
ACETABULUM/LABRUM: Normal.
MUSCLES/TENDONS/LIGAMENTS: Normal.
OTHER/SOFT TISSUE: Soft tissue swelling and periosteal swelling.
Conclusion
Medial hip fatigue partial-depth fracture.
Case Discussion
Faculty
Stephen J Pomeranz, MD
Chief Medical Officer, ProScan Imaging. Founder, MRI Online
ProScan Imaging
Jenny T Bencardino, MD
Vice-Chair, Academic Affairs Department of Radiology
Montefiore Radiology
Edward Smitaman, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
University of California San Diego
Tags
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
MRI
Hip & Thigh
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