Published August 1991
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Journal article
Case report 686: Stress fracture at distal end of femur simulating 'periosteal desmoid'
- 1. Verona Univ. (Italy). Inst. of Radiology
Description
In summary, a 13-year-old female presented after repeated trauma with pain of the distal end of the thigh. The finding 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. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Skeletal Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 20
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Skelet. Radiol.
- Journal Page Range
- 454-457
- ISSN
- 0364-2348
- CODEN
- SKRAD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 23005180
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCIDENTS; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; BONE FRACTURES; BONE MARROW; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; IMAGES; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; PHOSPHONATES; RADIOLOGY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SCINTISCANNING; TECHNETIUM COMPLEXES; TECHNETIUM 99; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COMPLEXES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INJURIES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MAMMALS; MAN; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PRIMATES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; SKELETAL DISEASES; SKELETON; SYMPTOMS; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; TISSUES; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES