Stress fractures are some of the most common sports injuries. They are tiny breaks in the bone, usually caused by repetitive stress from activities like running.Although they can be quite painful, they usually heal themselves if rested for a few months.Many different sports raise the risk of stress fractures.tress fractures seem to be more common in women. Other risk factors for stress fractures include: drinking more than10 alcoholic drinks a week, smoking, running more than 25 miles a week, osteoporosis, eating disorders and low levels of vitamin D.
Fractured Neck of Femur Definition. The femoral neck fracture is a crack near the hip joint, located between the top (head) of the bone of the leg and the main part of the latter. The femoral neck fracture often occurs in the elderly after a fall on the hip. Osteoporosis (bone degradation) contributes regularly to a broken bone.
Fractures of the Femur. The femur is the bone in your thigh. It extends from your hip joint down to your knee joint. It is one of the largest and strongest bones in your body, and because of this, it usually takes a very high energy force or injury to cause the femur to break (fracture). If your bone is weak, for example in osteoporosis, your femur can fracture with a relatively minor fall. Fractures of the femur are categorised by the exact location of the break (fracture): 1  Proximal femoral fractures. 2  Proximal femur fractures, also called hip fractures, involve the upper-most portion of the thigh bone, just adjacent to the hip joint.