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Lucency extended obliquely through the distal fibula favored to be projectional, what does that mean?
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Not the bone: They see something on the xray but it is thought to be not from the bone but possibly outside the bone or on the skin or possibly on your clothes. They would have to get a second view at a different angle to see exactly where the thing is.
Answered 2/11/2017
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X-ray shadow: In other words one of the bones likely the lateral aspect of the tibia is projecting a shadow on the fibula to mimic a fracture
Answered 2/15/2017
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