Presentation
Left leg pain, no recent trauma
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Stress fracture - tibia
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Cortical thickening with subtle lucency noted at the middle third of the tibia anteriorly. Compared to the previous x-ray (3 years before), the radioluceny is regressing, suggesting old (healed) stress fracture.
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Cortical thickening with linear lucency noted at the middle third of the tibia anteriorly, suggesting stress fracture.
Case Discussion
The case shows typical appearance of tibial stress fracture