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A case of mistaken identity, limbus annulare mimics fracture
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock.
Orthopaedic Review
|March 1, 1987
Abstract:
The limbus annulare is of practical importance as a radiographic finding. Its proper identification will lead to an accurate diagnosis and eliminate the need for hospitalization and unnecessary diagnostic studies. This is a report of a patient with a limbus annulare misdiagnosed as a fracture of L-4. A review of the literature and possible explanations as to the etiology of the limbus are also presented.