Pozo SMC, Martínez-Fortún AM

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ABSTRACT

Bone infarcts are a rare disease, secondary to lack of blood supply, which can lead cell death of bone marrow without involvement of cortical and has great similarities with osteonecrosis; the interruption of blood flow generated, usually multiple, spinal segmental lesions in the long bones. Bone infarcts usually go unnoticed because, in most cases are asymptomatic, but sometimes can cause joint pain. It refers to a male patient of 37 years old, smoker, who presented with left knee pain of mechanical properties of six months duration without previous injury and without other accompanying symptoms. Left knee radiography in which an alteration in bone density was observed, no sharp bone disease was carried out. A computerized tomography showed hyperdense images, serpiginous borders and sclerotic, with involvement of the femor metaphisycal-diaphyseal region with conservation regarding benign cortical bone lesion was requested. He underwent biopsy of the lesion, which yielded result as bone infarction. Radiology may show some signs, but the study by excellence is the magnetic resonance, which shows the internal state of the bone, it values the stage where you are and it is key in controlling evolution.

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