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What can make a bone island or bone lesion appear in xray of knee? im worried. dr said they werent. 2 come back in 6 months to check it. i never went

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

If concern followup: Bone island is circumscribed usually ovoid area of dense normal bone that does not progress and is symptom free. If radiologist not sure of diagnosis but believes probably benign , follow up X-ray used to assess stability or progression.

Answered 3/19/2016

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