Bochmann T, Forrester R, Smith J. Case report: imaging the clinical course of FOPE-a cause of adolescent knee pain.
J Surg Case Rep 2016;
2016:rjw178. [PMID:
27887018 PMCID:
PMC5159201 DOI:
10.1093/jscr/rjw178]
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Abstract
Focal periphyseal oedema (FOPE) is a rare MRI finding associated with pain in adolescent patients with very few reported cases. We present a case of FOPE in a 13-year-old girl and the only follow-up imaging available for an isolated presentation of this condition.This article describes a clinical course that correlates well with the imaging obtained. This article describes a clinical course that correlates well with the imaging obtained.
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