TY - JOUR
T1 - A Toddler with Bilateral Fractures of the Fibula
AU - Haygood, Tamara Miner
AU - Wong, Jason
AU - Kumar, Rajendra
AU - John, Susan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2009 The Authors.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Stress fractures are uncommon, and bilateral stress fractures are rare. The diagnosis of stress fracture can be difficult as conventional radiographs usually show evidence of the fracture repair instead of the fracture. A stress fracture must be differentiated from more serious processes, particularly osteomyelitis and bone malignancies. In young children there may be no obvious cause, and imaging can greatly facilitate the diagnosis. We present a case of a toddler referred for evaluation for a possible bone malignancy but who was diagnosed with bilateral fibular stress fractures. Only one case of bilateral fibular stress fracture has been described in a toddler. However, unlike this case, our patient lacked an apparent explanation for the injury.
AB - Stress fractures are uncommon, and bilateral stress fractures are rare. The diagnosis of stress fracture can be difficult as conventional radiographs usually show evidence of the fracture repair instead of the fracture. A stress fracture must be differentiated from more serious processes, particularly osteomyelitis and bone malignancies. In young children there may be no obvious cause, and imaging can greatly facilitate the diagnosis. We present a case of a toddler referred for evaluation for a possible bone malignancy but who was diagnosed with bilateral fibular stress fractures. Only one case of bilateral fibular stress fracture has been described in a toddler. However, unlike this case, our patient lacked an apparent explanation for the injury.
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U2 - 10.2484/rcr.v4i2.300
DO - 10.2484/rcr.v4i2.300
M3 - Article
C2 - 27307813
AN - SCOPUS:84973169169
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 4
SP - 300
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 2
M1 - 300
ER -