Day: December 8, 2020

Infant with leg pain

Radiograph of classic metaphyseal lesion / bucket handle fracture of the femur and tibia in child abuse
AP radiograph of the lower extremities shows bucket handle irregularities of the metaphyses of the bilateral distal femurs and bilateral proximal tibiae. There is also periosteal reaction of the distal left femur and bilateral tibiae.

The diagnosis was classic metaphyseal lesions (bucket handle fractures) of the bilateral distal femurs and bilateral proximal tibiae in a child abuse patient.