Stress fractures of the medial femoral condyle.
Three military recruits who presented with medial joint line pain and positive Appley grinding tests were found on the basis of scintigrams plus arthroscopy and/or arthrogram to have no intra-articular pathology, but rather medial femoral condyle stress fractures. The importance of the differential diagnosis is emphasized.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013314:Stress, Mechanical