Fatigue fractures of the medial tibial plateau.
The effectiveness of a protocol for the detection of medial tibial plateau fatigue fractures using radiographs and delayed scintigraphs is evaluated. The high false-positive rate of early scanning generally requires delayed radiographs to make a definite diagnosis. If this lesion is suspected, however, early use of scans should be encouraged for several reasons, including the detection of occult but potentially more serious stress fractures elsewhere.
D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005221:Fatigue / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology