Fibrous cortical defect

Case contributed by Yahya Baba
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Post-traumatic left ankle pain.

Patient Data

Age: 15 years
Gender: Male
x-ray
Frontal
Lateral
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Well-defined geographic multiloculated, lucent lesion with a thin, sclerotic margin. It's eccentrically located in the metaphysis near the physis and presents a long axis parallel to the axis of the bone. 

Case Discussion

Typical radiographic features of a fibrous cortical defect.

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