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Case Reports
. 2011 Apr;97(2):217-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.11.005. Epub 2011 Feb 26.

Isolated lesser trochanter fracture in adults: an early indicator of tumor infiltration

J-L Rouvillain  1 , R Jawahdou, O Labrada Blanco, A Benchikh-El-Fegoun, E Enkaoua, M Uzel
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Isolated lesser trochanter fracture in adults: an early indicator of tumor infiltration

J-L Rouvillain et al. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2011 Apr.
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Abstract

We report on a case of isolated lesser trochanter fracture, without associated trauma, secondary to pulmonary adenocarcinoma metastasis. Treatment consisted in resection-reconstruction by megaprosthesis. This form of isolated fracture is rare, and results from infiltration of the trochanteric area by a malignant tumoral process, which is usually metastatic.

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