Female, 28 years old. Reason: eval for stress fracture femoral neck History: hip pain for 6 weeks while training for a marathon. Localized to groin and joint. There is abnormal signal on T2 sequences along the medial aspect of the left distal femoral neck/proximal diaphysis adjacent to the lesser trochanter. There is minimally decreased signal locally on T1 sequences. No discrete fracture line is seen. Findings are consistent with a stress reaction.The remainder of the bone marrow appears normal. The musculature is unremarkable.
Findings compatible with a stress reaction along the left distal femoral neck/proximal diaphysis. No discrete fracture line is seen.