Presentation
Trauma
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Nutrient foramen
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Nutrient foramen is seen as an oblique lucent line middle third of femur shaft. No fracture.
Case Discussion
Nutrient foramen is also known vascular channel a small tunnel for the entrance of blood vessels into the medullary cavity and usually seen in the shaft of long bones. It may be confused with oblique fracture on plain radiography.