Case report 686. Stress fracture at distal end of femur simulating "periosteal desmoid".
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.
Institute of Radiology, University of Verona, Italy.
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Pistolesi
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Caudana
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D'Attoma
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Residori
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Pregarz
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans