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Traumatic Bone Bruise of the Right Distal Tibial Metaphysis

Paulo Victor Partezani Helito, MD*; Isabel Curcio Felix Louza, MD*; Caroline Bastida de Paula, BD** and Marcos Felippe de Paula Corrêa, MD*
*Department of Radiology, Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
** Siemens Healthineers Brazil
|2018-03-20

A 59-year-old male patient, suffering from consistent pain in the right ankle, presented for checkup. He had fallen onto rocks while walking on the beach. Physical examination revealed local swelling and abrasions. Conventional X-ray showed no signs of fracture in the right foot and ankle. Dual Energy CT (DECT) was performed for further evaluation.