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Fibula stress fracture mimicking a malignancy
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Fibula stress fracture mimicking a malignancy
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ).
2010 Jan.
Abstract
Stress fractures may be easily misdiagnosed as another entity, especially tumors, which may prompt very severe surgical treatment and sometimes amputation. The appropriate use of modern radiography may make the difference in proper diagnosis of stress fractures.
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