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Orthop Traumatol Surg Res
; 97(2): 217-20, 2011 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21354885
RESUMO
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.