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What Does My Lab Test Report Indicate?
Hello. I got these results. What do they mean?
"Technologist marks area pain over the proximal fifth metatarsal. Lucency with well-corticated bony density is seen in this area. By the orientation of the lucency this is most suggestive of an unfused apophysis rather than a fracture. This is well-corticated suggesting this is a chronic finding. Possibility of apophyseal injury or inflammation is not excluded. No other evidence of fracture or dislocation is seen on this examination. Bone mineral density appears within normal limits."
"Technologist marks area pain over the proximal fifth metatarsal. Lucency with well-corticated bony density is seen in this area. By the orientation of the lucency this is most suggestive of an unfused apophysis rather than a fracture. This is well-corticated suggesting this is a chronic finding. Possibility of apophyseal injury or inflammation is not excluded. No other evidence of fracture or dislocation is seen on this examination. Bone mineral density appears within normal limits."
Thu, 24 Dec 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The X-ray report of your foot suggests that there is a translucent lesion in the metatarsal bone of foot.
The lesion is not a fracture as clinically appearing to be.
Infact the lesion is congenital defect where the two parts of bone have not fused together which usually fuse during fetal period.
On the contrary, the lesion could be due to injury or inflammation to the apophysis.
Whatever may be the cause but the lesion is not due to any fracture.
You need to consult your orthopedician for review of the X-ray report and to get some more investigations done like MRI to exactly determine the nature of lesion.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
The X-ray report of your foot suggests that there is a translucent lesion in the metatarsal bone of foot.
The lesion is not a fracture as clinically appearing to be.
Infact the lesion is congenital defect where the two parts of bone have not fused together which usually fuse during fetal period.
On the contrary, the lesion could be due to injury or inflammation to the apophysis.
Whatever may be the cause but the lesion is not due to any fracture.
You need to consult your orthopedician for review of the X-ray report and to get some more investigations done like MRI to exactly determine the nature of lesion.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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There is an area over the metatarsal bone of the foot along the small toe which is showing a probable normal bony outgrowth from separate ossification center and which has not fused with the bone. This is called an apophysis. An apophysis usually fuses with the bone and forms the entire bone and this occurs in adolescence.
It is possible that you had an injury to the same area during adolescence and this apophysis was injured and did not join with the bone. This is one of the reasons for the finding in the x ray. There is a less likely chance of an inflammation in the region. Please do not worry.
Thanks for writing in.
There is an area over the metatarsal bone of the foot along the small toe which is showing a probable normal bony outgrowth from separate ossification center and which has not fused with the bone. This is called an apophysis. An apophysis usually fuses with the bone and forms the entire bone and this occurs in adolescence.
It is possible that you had an injury to the same area during adolescence and this apophysis was injured and did not join with the bone. This is one of the reasons for the finding in the x ray. There is a less likely chance of an inflammation in the region. Please do not worry.
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