A 42-year-old man presented to a clinic with pain in his right hip . Two months ago, he slipped on ice and since then he was suffering from moderate pain . No fracture was detected in the initial hip radiographs taken at the time of the injury. Following presentation at the clinic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was conducted ( Figure 1 and Figure 2 ).
Bone edema was observed across the right femoral neck, suggesting an unhealed femoral neck stress fracture . Since physical examination is often benign, femoral neck stress fractures can often go undiagnosed. In your opinion, which of the following might be the best treatment option for this patient? Option A : Partial weight bearing Option B : Observation and weight bearing (as tolerated) Option C : Urgent internal fixation Option D : Non-weight bearing *This image-based patient case is from the Docplexus Editorial Team for educative…
