Keats T E, Joyce J M
Skeletal Radiol. 1984;12(2):112-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00360815.
The occurrence of metaphyseal cortical irregularities in adolescents in many different bones indicates a commonality of these lesions as a variation of normal growth, rather than a stress or avulsive by-product. The histologically recognized incomplete nature of the metaphysial cortex in children offers an attractive explanation for this phenomenon.
