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I was injured at work, xrays the next day showed nothing. mri one month later showed tear of hamstring and possible fractures of the pubic bone?
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Sometimes an acute: nondisplacec fracture does not show up on X-rays right away. If clinical suspicion is high, or symptoms persist, additional or repeat imaging is needed to document the fracture.
Answered 12/17/2014
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