A Non-Traumatic Avulsion Fracture of the Lesser Trochanter: Other Diagnosis Not to Be Missed

Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021 Feb;110(2):105-107. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003614.ABSTRACT In adults, an isolated non-traumatic fracture of the lesser trochanter should arouse strong suspicion of an underlying malignant pathology. In this article, we present the case of a 55-year-old male patient who presented with a non-traumatic isolated fracture of the lesser trochanter secondary to a delayed diagnosis of metastases of bronchial carcinoma.PMID:33530775 | DOI:10.1024/1661-8157/a003614
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