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Isolated lesser trochanter fracture in adults: an early indicator of tumor infiltration
J-L Rouvillain1, R Jawahdou, O Labrada Blanco
1Department of Orthopedic and Traumatologic Surgery, La Meynard University Hospital, BP 632, 97261 Fort-de-France, Martinique. jean-louis.rouvillain@chu-fortdefrance.fr
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.
