Stress fracture - tibia

Case contributed by Servet Kahveci
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Left leg pain, no recent trauma

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

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.

3 years before

x-ray

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

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