Cleft epiphysis

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Incidental finding. Work up for trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 10 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

A lucency in the mid-part of the distal ulnar epiphysis suggests the cleft epiphysis.

Case Discussion

This case demonstrates a cleft epiphysis, a normal developmental variant that must be differentiated from an epiphyseal fracture.

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