Presentation
Patient under long-term corticosteroid therapy due to an autoimmune disease. Increasing pain in both knee joints.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
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Serpiginous sclerotic medullary bone lesions are found around both knees.
No signs of osteolytic changes.
Lateral tibial plateau fracture in the left knee.
Case Discussion
Typical radiographic features of bone infarctions are seen around both knee joints:
- medullary lesions
- serpiginous borders
- most common in metaphyses
- often symmetrical and/or multiple infarcts
Status post lateral tibial plateau fracture noted on the left side.