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Discrete metaphyseal radiolucent lesions, often termed “metaphyseal cysts”, are a frequent finding in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. Recent literature emphasizes that such lesions represent ectopic physeal cartilage. This paper reports a case in which biopsy of the metaphyseal lesion indicated that no cartilage was present.
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Received: 8 January 1996 Accepted: 7 April 1997
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Johnson, C., May, D., McCabe, K. et al. Non-cartilaginous metaphyseal cysts in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: report of a case. Pediatric Radiology 27, 824–826 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050245
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050245