Isolated fractures of the lesser trochanter are very rare injuries. This case report describes the age-related differences based on two cases. A 13-year-old girl suffered an avulsion fracture of the lesser trochanter while sprinting. The patient received conservative treatment with pain-adapted partial weight bearing as tolerated using crutches with the goal of full weight bearing after 6 weeks. After 3 months she could return to the preinjury functional level without impairments. A 55-year-old woman also suffered an isolated fracture of the lesser trochanter, which was a pathological fracture due to a breast cancer metastasis. The cause of an isolated fracture of the lesser trochanter in adults is assumed to be the sign of an underlying malignant disease, until this has been disproven.
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