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Distal defect of the humerus, a possible normal variant: a case report

Authors: Akio Sakamoto, Shuichi Matsuda

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

Background

Many normal variants of bones on plain radiographs have been reported.

Case presentation

In the current report, a 14-year-old Asian girl noticed an occasional slight elbow pain. She had no traumatic episode. Plain radiographs showed a well-defined osteolytic lesion with a sclerotic rim, which was continuous with the normal subarticular bone in the distal humerus. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the defect area seen on the plain radiograph showed low-signal to iso-signal intensity on T1-weighted images and slightly high-signal intensity on T2-weighted fat suppression images. Bone edema was not observed. The association between her elbow pain and the lesion was not conclusive.

Conclusions

The findings from the images suggested that the lesion was a normal variant rather than osteochondritis dissecans or a neoplastic lesion, and possibly an anatomical counterpart of a dorsal defect of the patella.

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Title: Distal defect of the humerus, a possible normal variant: a case report
Authors: Akio Sakamoto
Shuichi Matsuda
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1395-z

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Distal defect of the humerus, a possible normal variant: a case report

Abstract

Background

Case presentation

Conclusions

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Abstract

Background

Case presentation

Conclusions

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