PMC9943965_01
Plain radiographs of the right ankle (A) anteroposterior and (B) lateral views showing no bony abnormalities.
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FIG1
Plain radiographs were done showing no bony abnormalities (Figure 1).
MRI of the right ankle in the (A) coronal and (B) sagittal fat saturated views showing an acute oblique non-displaced fracture of the distal tibial metaphysis with surrounding mild effusion of the subtalar and tibiotalar joints.
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FIG2
MRI was done for further assessment. MRI of the ankle showed a stress fracture of the distal tibia with periosteal, adjacent soft tissue edema, and band-like bone marrow edema at the metaphyseal area with extension of the fracture line to the subarticular surface contour of the distal tibia at the level of the tibiotalar joint (Figure 2).