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A pattern of post-traumatic demineralization of bone simulating permeative neoplastic replacement: A potential source of misinterpretation

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Long bones with a prominent endosteal trabecular pattern, particularly the ‘herringbone’ configuration, when immobilized, will demineralize in a striking ‘spotty’ pattern which may simulate neoplastic permeative replacement of bone. The recognition of this phenomenon will obviate needless concern and investigation.

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  1. Murray, R.O., Jacobson, H.G.: The Radiology of Skeletal Disorders. 2nd ed., p. 701. London: Churchill-Livingstone 1977.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 22901, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Theodore E. Keats M.D. & R. Brent Harrison M.D.

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Keats, T.E., Brent Harrison, R. A pattern of post-traumatic demineralization of bone simulating permeative neoplastic replacement: A potential source of misinterpretation. Skeletal Radiol. 3, 113–114 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00363965

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