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Grading of stress fractures
| Stress fracture | Magnetic resonance imaging features |
|---|---|
| Grade 1 | Subtle periosteal soft tissue oedema on fluid-sensitive sequence |
| Grade 2 | Mild subcortical bone marrow oedema and periosteal soft tissue oedema on fluid-sensitive sequences |
| Grade 3 | Extensive bone marrow oedema and periosteal soft tissue oedema on both T1-weighted and fluid-sensitive sequences |
| Grade 4 | Discrete hypointense fracture line on all sequences |
