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. 2016 Dec;6(6):791-792.
doi: 10.21037/qims.2016.11.07.

Giant subperiosteal hematoma

Paul Ornetti  1 , Romaric Loffroy  2 , Laurent Grimault  3 , Olivier Chevallier  2 , Pierre Pottecher  2
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Giant subperiosteal hematoma

Paul Ornetti et al. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2016 Dec.
No abstract available

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial computed tomography showing ossifying periosteum lifts the muscles off the cortex of the left femur, demonstrating subperiosteal stripping consistent with ossifying subperiosteal hemorrhage (arrows).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Three-dimensional computed tomography reconstructions confirming that the ectopic ossification is longitudinal, eccentrically placed, well circumscribed, and not completely encircling the shaft corresponding to ossifying subperiosteal hemorrhage.
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