Unusual stress fracture on the roof of the acetabulum: magnetic resonance imaging

M Laroche; H Rousseau; J M Jacquemier; F Joffre; J Arlet; B Mazieres

Unusual stress fracture on the roof of the acetabulum: magnetic resonance imaging

J Rheumatol. 1991 Jan;18(1):115-6.

Authors

M Laroche¹, H Rousseau, J M Jacquemier, F Joffre, J Arlet, B Mazieres

Affiliation

¹ Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Rangueil, France.

PMID: 2023180

Abstract

We describe a case of stress fracture of the roof of the acetabulum, in a woman with osteoporosis. Magnetic resonance imaging gave abnormally low signals in T1 weighted images and high signals in T2 weighted images.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acetabulum / injuries*
Aged
Female
Fractures, Stress / diagnosis*
Fractures, Stress / etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Osteoporosis / complications