Case Presentation

Gonalgia

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2025.90.1.2051

Keywords:

Stress fracture, biopsy, bone sarcoma

Abstract

A 21-year-old woman presents with a two-month history of left knee pain, associated with walking distances greater than 10 km following a prior period of inactivity. The pain has an insidious onset, is mechanical in nature, and no significant findings are observed on physical examination. Initial radiographs reveal diffuse cortical thickening in the distal metaphysis of the left femur. Computed tomography demonstrates cortical reaction with an oblique fracture line, without involvement of the medullary cavity or soft tissues. Magnetic resonance imaging confirms diffuse bone marrow edema, cortical thickening, and laminar submuscular edema. Based on these findings, a core needle biopsy is performed for histopathological analysis.

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Author Biographies

  • Juan Ignacio Pérez Abdala, Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Tomás Scarpaci, Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • José Ignacio Albergo, Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Germán Farfalli, Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Luis Aponte Tinao, Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Published

2025-02-24

Issue

Section

Instrucción Ortopédica de Posgrado-Imágenes. Presentación del caso

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How to Cite

Case Presentation: Gonalgia. (2025). Revista de la Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 90(1), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2025.90.1.2051

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