Q&A

What is a stress reaction in the femur?

What is a stress reaction in the femur?

Stress fractures result from an imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption. When the femur is loaded or stressed, such as during weight-bearing exercise, the femur responds by increasing its bone turnover. This is a normal response to demands placed on bone.

How can I tell if I have a stress fracture in my femur?

Deep thigh or groin pain, particularly while doing activity, is the most common and noticeable symptom of femoral stress fracture. Runners are at highest risk for the injury, followed by gymnasts, ice skaters and ballerinas. Other risk factors include: A sudden increase in training (mileage, intensity, frequency)

How do you treat a stress fracture of the femur?

How is a Stress Fracture of the Femur Treated at OSS Health?

  1. Rest and ice.
  2. Crutches.
  3. Immobilization.
  4. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications.
  5. Physical Therapy.
  6. Osteoporosis medications.

Where do stress fractures of the femur most often occur?

Stress fractures of the femur can occur in the whole bone like the neck, shaft and the condyles. Femoral stress fractures mainly develop on the medial compression side of the femoral shaft, within the proximal and middle thirds of the bone. The highest incidence is seen at the femoral neck.

Can you walk with fractured femur?

A femur fracture may cause extreme pain in the upper leg area or hip area. It also may cause lesser pain in the buttocks, knee, thigh, groin, or back. You may experience: Difficulty walking, or inability to walk, move the leg, or stand.

Can you break your femur and not know?

Breaking your femur takes a lot of force, so it’ll probably be obvious if you break it. The major symptoms of a broken leg are pain, swelling, and deformity. Less obvious breaks might need an X-ray to diagnose.

What does a fractured femur feel like?

If you have fractured the shaft of your femur, your symptoms may include: Pain, swelling, tenderness and bruising in your thigh. Inability to bear weight on your injured leg. Inability to move your hip or knee on the affected side.

What causes a stress fracture in the femoral bone?

Femoral stress fracture causes Femoral stress fractures are caused by repeated pressure being put on the bone. Eventually, the bone can no longer handle being overworked and a tiny crack forms. Distance runners and military recruits often train themselves to “push through the pain.”

Symtpoms may also be referred into the knee. An X-ray may or may not show up the stress fracture but a bone scan or MRI should give a more accurate diagnosis. What is a stress fracture of the femur? The femur bone is the long thigh bone. Prolonged overuse can cause a stress fracture. This is known as a femoral stress fracture.

What causes a small crack in the femur?

AFFs start as a weakening of the outer rim of the femur (thigh bone) below the hip area. The tiny crack that occurs is a kind of stress fracture, but unlike stress fractures in people who overdo exercise training, this fracture occurs with regular life activities.

Can a bone scan show a stress fracture?

If pain is reproduced then the test is positive and it may be a femur stress fracture. Symtpoms may also be referred into the knee. An X-ray may or may not show up the stress fracture but a bone scan or MRI should give a more accurate diagnosis. What is a stress fracture of the femur? The femur bone is the long thigh bone.