Fig. 7

Discrete hip fracture on conventional X-rays. A 59-year-old female consulting a chiropractic clinic with idiopathic, ongoing debilitating right-sided groin pain through four weeks, gradually increasing severity despite intensive physiotherapy rehabilitation. An in-house standing X-ray examination of the pelvis (AP projection (A), closeup of the right hip from A (B) and frog leg view (C)) was performed showing generalized osteopenic appearance of the bone and a discrete fracture (white circle in B) through the cortex of upper part of the femoral neck on the right side. The patient was referred to the hospital where stabilizing surgery was performed. Medical treatment for DEXA-confirmed osteoporosis was initiated