HIP PAINS IN A RECREATIONAL RUNNER

A 29 year old female recreational runner presented with two separate e pisodes of hip pain. The first, affecting the right hip was an uncommo n cause of hip pain - an osteoid osteoma. The second, affecting the le ft hip was a more predictable cause of hip pain in a runner - a femora l stress fracture. Management of the subsequent stress fracture enable d more detailed and prolonged observation of the natural history and c linical course of the osteoid osteoma. The presentation and management of each of the conditions is discussed.