- Etiology: stress related due to traction of adductor magnus aponeurosis / medial head of gastrocnemius
- Imaging: irregularity in contour of posteromedial aspect of distal femoral metaphysis
- Clinical: Don’t touch lesion, most common at 10-15 years, often but not always bilateral, left > right, consider using the term “tug lesion” or “avulsive irregularity”rather than “cortical desmoid”
Radiology Cases of Cortical Desmoid
