Radiographically Occult and Subtle Fractures: A Pictorial Review
Figure 9
Proximal metaphyseal fatigue fracture of the tibia in a 27-year-old recent male military recruit. (a) Anteroposterior radiograph is within normal limits. (b) Coronal T1-weighted MR image shows a marked linear hypoattenuation along the medial tibial metaphysis (arrow) surrounded by diffuse hypointensity in keeping with posttraumatic edema.
