Bilateral Synchronous Stress Fracture of the Tibia in a Young Female Basketball Player. Issue 1 (16th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Posadzy, Magdalena; Vanhoenacker, Filip
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology. Volume 100:Issue 1(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-05-16
• Subjects: Knee pain in athletes -- Bilateral stress fracture -- Plain radiography -- MRI; Radiology -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.0757
• DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.1042
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2514-8281

Abstract

We present a case of a bilateral synchronous stress fracture of the tibia in a young female basketball player. The patient was initially referred for ultrasound and radiographs of the knees to exclude Osgood-Schlatter disease. Radiographs and subsequent MRI revealed bilateral stress fractures of the proximal tibia. A synchronous and symmetrical occurrence of stress fractures in the lower limbs is unusual. As clinical presentation is often nonspecific, appropriate imaging (plain films and MRI) plays a pivotal role in the correct diagnosis of this uncommon entity.