Case report 686. Stress fracture at distal end of femur simulating "periosteal desmoid".
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 13-year-old female presented after repeated trauma with pain of the distal end of the thigh. The findings on plain films, bone scan, and CT were indeterminate. MRI accurately demonstrated a fracture line with bone marrow edema, suggesting the diagnosis of stress fracture. MRI patterns of stress fracture were considered and the importance of establishing the correct diagnosis was emphasized.
Medical subject headings
- Femoral Fractures
- Femoral Neoplasms
- Fibroma
- Fractures, Stress
Anatomy
- femur