title: An unusual stress fracture of the lateral tibial plateau.
abstract: Stress fracture of the lateral tibial plateau is a rare occurrence. In this article we report a case of stress fracture of the lateral tibial plateau with a radiolucent fracture line in a 52-year-old man. To our knowledge, such a case has not yet been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizuta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakata
mesh_terms: D005592:Fracture Fixation; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*