ArticleBMJ case reports2021
Ribbing disease of tibia: a rare entity.
Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Intramedullary osteosclerosis of the tibia with inflammatory features: Multimodality imaging findings.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Bone lesions of the tibia: Multimodal iconographic review and diagnostic algorithms, Part 1: Diagnostic algorithms, dysplasia and diaphyseal lesions.European journal of radiology open · 2025Review
- Case Report: The role of bone scans in detecting Ribbing disease.Frontiers in nuclear medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Establishing the cause of unilateral leg pain is difficult in the settings of tibial diaphyseal sclerosis. This patient, a 36-year-old woman presented with unilateral pretibial leg pain for past 7 months without history of trauma, infections, systemic or metabolic disease. Besides local deep tenderness, other clinical findings and blood investigations were normal. Radiograph and CT scan showed both periosteal and endosteal cortical thickening with obliteration of medulla of the tibial midshaft. MRI scan detected marrow oedema and bone scan revealed increased tracer uptake at the affected site of tibia. She was treated by saucerisation and re-establishment of the medullary canal. Biopsy of the harvested tissue had trabecular bone without any sign of inflammation. Patient was pain free after 3 months of operation and was able to perform her activity of daily living without any difficulties. Ribbing disease is a disease of exclusion and need high degree of suspicion for its diagnosis.
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