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Case Reports
. 1986;15(5):368-71.
doi: 10.1007/BF00348864.

Transient fatty cortical defects following fractures in children

J Malghem, B Maldague
Case Reports

Transient fatty cortical defects following fractures in children

J Malghem et al. Skeletal Radiol. 1986.

Abstract

Self-regressing subperiosteal defects appearing during consolidation of fractures were observed in two children aged 6 and 10 years, in the tibia and the radius respectively. These transient defects appeared several weeks after fracture, at a distance from the fracture site. They involved the newly formed subperiosteal bone, did not enlarge, and were replaced progressively by normal-appearing bone. A computed tomography (CT) study performed on one of these defects demonstrated a density consistent with a fatty content. It is suggested that these transient post-traumatic defects could result from the inclusion of medullary fat drops within the subperiosteal hematoma near the fracture site.

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