Calcaneal stress fracture

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Diagnosis certain

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Bone scan

Nuclear medicine

Intense increased uptake in the left calcaneum.

mri

Linear T1 intramedullary signal in the calcaneus with surrounding edema. 

Case Discussion

Bone scan and MRI reveal a calcaneal stress fracture

These images are from Dr. John Hunter's amazing MSK collection. Dr. John Hunter is a professor in the department of radiology (musculoskeletal section) at UC Davis School of Medicine.

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