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To the Editor: Our experience has been very similar to that described by Lenart et al. (March 20 issue)¹ in their report on atypical fractures of the femoral diaphysis. These fractures have a distinctive pattern and most likely represent completion of a stress fracture (Figure 1). In our series,² 64.3% of the patients had involvement of the contralateral femur. In addition, 76% of the patients had documented prodromal symptoms of thigh pain, vague discomfort, or subjective weakness; these symptoms were often dismissed or treated as symptoms of spinal stenosis. "Giving way" of the involved limb immediately preceded the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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