An unusual stress fracture of the lateral tibial plateau
โ Scribed by H. Mizuta; K. Takagi; H. Sakata
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 112
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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โฆ Synopsis
Stress fracture of the lateral tibial plateau is a rare occurrence. In this article we report a case of stress fracture of the lateral tibial plateau with a radiolucent fracture line in a 52-year-old man. To our knowledge, such a case has not yet been reported.
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