Abstract
Femoral neck stress fracture is extremely rare in childhood. We report a case of femoral neck stress fracture in an 11-year-old girl. Differential diagnosis and a brief review of the literature follow.
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Coldwell, D., Gross, G.W. & Boal, D.K. Stress fracture of the femoral neck in a child (stress fracture). Pediatr Radiol 14, 174–176 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002307
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