[Occult fracture of the femoral neck fractures of the proximal femur].

Bone scintigraphy is a highly sensitive method for the detection of fractures. In case a trauma and clear clinical signs are evident, but the radiography is inconspicuous, bone scintigraphy may lead to the final diagnosis. In the present case of an occult fracture in the proximal femur only scintigraphy indicated the fracture, which then was proved topographically by magnetic resonance imaging.