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Radiol Med. 1990 Nov;80(5):638-44.

[Significance of Harris' lines in fractures of the legs. Review of 53 cases].

La Radiologia medica

[Article in Italian]
G Ferrozzi, A Morandi, V Buonaguro, J Jaafar, F Draghi

Affiliations

  1. Servizio di Radiologia, CTO Milano.

PMID: 2267379

Abstract

Metabolic deficiencies of various kinds, acute or chronic diseases, and especially bone fractures may cause the formation of transverse thickening lines--known as Harris' lines--in bone metaphysis. The authors have selected 53 cases of lower limbs fractures in young people from their clinical reports and studies. These reports included X-ray studies or other data allowing comparison of the injured segment at a significant time interval from trauma. The importance of Harris' lines, which appear in a high percentage of cases, is discussed also from a medical jurisprudence point of view, as these lines clearly indicate the time when the fracture occurred and the subsequent evolution of the repair process.

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