PMC4891588_01
46-year-old woman with a history of gastric bypass surgery with left hip pain following a fall. Radiograph of the left hip showing no significant cortical breaks or other abnormalities. [Powerpoint Slide]
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Radiographs of the left lower extremity were obtained and read as normal (Fig. 1A), and the patient was sent home with a cane. An MR scan of the pelvis performed at this time showed linear low T1 signal extending from the intertrochanteric femur with increased T2 signal within the left intertrochanteric region inferiorly but no break in the inferior cortex (Fig 1B). Follow-up radiographs at six weeks showed no complication (Fig 1C).