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
Matthew Chanin, MD
Radiologist
ProScan
Edward Smitaman, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
University of California San Diego
Todd D. Greenberg, MD
Radiologist
ProScan
Tags
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
MRI
Hip & Thigh
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