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An 11-year-old boy presented with an 8-month history of right tibial pain. Initial diagnosis was patellar tendonitis. After failing to respond to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications and activity modification, radiographs were obtained (Fig. 1). Past medical history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a waddling gait with a limp on the affected side. His sensory, motor, and vascular examinations showed no deficits. He had a full range of motion of the knee and the primary knee ligaments were intact. There were no palpable inguinal lymph nodes. Laboratory studies obtained at his initial evaluation were notable for normal calcium, PTH, and 1,25-hydroxy vitamin D values; phosphorus and 25-OH Vitamin D levels were both mildly decreased.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a Technetium-99 bone scan were performed (Figs. 2, 3). A core needle biopsy was performed and was interpreted as conventional osteosarcoma by the pathologist at the referring institution (Fig. 4).
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This investigation was performed at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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Henderson, E.R., Jacobsen, C.M., Pohlmann, R.A. et al. Proximal tibial pain in a child. Skeletal Radiol 42, 1297–1299 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-013-1585-8
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