Female 17 years old Reason: left heel pain evaluate for stress fracture History: left heel pain TENDONS: Tendons are intact without evidence of abnormal thickening or tear.LIGAMENTS: Ankle ligaments are intact.ARTICULAR SURFACES AND BONE: There is hazy and mildly serpiginous low T1 signal within the posterior calcaneal apophysis. There is also associated edema within this apophysis. The physis is not completely fused, however this abnormal low T1 and high T2 signal situated posteriorly and inferiorly to the physis. These findings are concerning for stress reaction or early stress fracture. The remaining articular surfaces and bone marrow is normal in signal.ADDITIONAL
Stress reaction or early stress fracture within the calcaneal apophysis.