Rofo 2003; 175(11): 1582-1584
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-43413
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Thigh Splints in a Skeletally Immature Boy

S.  Van de Perre1 , F.  M.  Vonhoenacker1 , A.  M.  De Schepper1
  • 1Department of Radiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
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Publication Date:
10 November 2003 (online)

Osseous fatigue injuries are common and result from increased or unaccustomed activities leading to abnormal stress on the bone. The resulting changes in the bone may range from an asymptomatic focus of accelerated bone remodeling to an overt fatigue fracture (Anderson MW et al., AJR 2001; 177: 673).

Thigh splints or adductor insertion avulsion syndrome can be considered as a distinct type of stress injury, occurring at the insertion of the adductor muscles on the medial side of the femoral shaft. It was first described by Charkes et al. (Charkes D et al., J Nucl Med 1987; 28: 1835).

The purpose of this case report is two-fold. First, we want to familiarize the radiologist with the imaging features of thigh splints and secondly to report the unusual occurrence in a young, non-sportive child.

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