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We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with bilateral, purely chondral fractures of the tibia. The patient had Crohn's disease treated with systemic corticosteroids. MR images of the knee were initially interpreted to show a bucket-handle tear of the lateral meniscus. However, arthroscopic evaluation revealed purely chondral fractures of the tibial plateau without meniscal damage. Re-evaluation of the MR study identified the chondral fracture of the lateral tibial articular cartilage detected arthroscopically. This purely chondral fracture of the tibial plateau represented a rare finding in the symptomatic knee that mimicked a meniscal tear by history, physical exam, and MR imaging.
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Received: 10 December 1996 Accepted: 24 March 1997
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Kim, C., Jaramillo, D. & Hresko, M. MRI demonstration of occult purely chondral fractures of the tibia: a potential mimic of meniscal tears. Pediatric Radiology 27, 765–766 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050223
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050223