We describe two cases of spontaneous fracture at the tibial metaphysis not diagnosed by standard X-ray. In both cases, only magnetic resonance imaging supplied a precise diagnosis and allowed us to follow the evolution of the pathology. Scintigraphy is equally sensitive but unspecific. Osteoporosis was noted in all cases. Hypothetically, similar pathological situations could be present without being diagnosed since they are not always detected by standard X-rays.
Occult fractures of tibial plateau detected employing magnetic resonance imaging / P. Cabitza, H. Tamim. - In: ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY. - ISSN 0936-8051. - 120:5-6(2000), pp. 355-357.
Occult fractures of tibial plateau detected employing magnetic resonance imaging
P. CabitzaPrimo
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2000
Abstract
We describe two cases of spontaneous fracture at the tibial metaphysis not diagnosed by standard X-ray. In both cases, only magnetic resonance imaging supplied a precise diagnosis and allowed us to follow the evolution of the pathology. Scintigraphy is equally sensitive but unspecific. Osteoporosis was noted in all cases. Hypothetically, similar pathological situations could be present without being diagnosed since they are not always detected by standard X-rays.
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