Displaced stress fracture of the femoral shaft: a report of three cases.

Three cases of displaced stress fracture of the femoral shaft are reported. All patients were young conscripts. Before displacement, the patients had suffered from knee and distal femoral pains for 2-6 weeks. All fractures were located at the border of the middle and distal third of the femoral shaft and had a short oblique form. Plating was performed in two and intramedullary nailing in one case. A fast bony union into a good position was achieved in all cases. Scintigraphy is indicated for an early diagnosis, which enables conservative treatment and prevention of the fracture displacement.