Condensing osteitis of the clavicle in children

Figure 1 Radiograph of a patient with condensing osteitis showing expansion of the medial end of right clavicle and remodeling of bone.

Figure 2 Computed tomography scan with three-dimensional reconstruction (A) of the right clavicle in a patient with condensing osteitis (B, C).

Figure 3 Triphasic bone scan showing strong, localized and isolated hyperfixation of the tracer at the level of the medial end of the right clavicle (A, B).

Figure 4 Diagnostic algorithm. ¹If any doubt, fisrt perform MRI or CT scan. MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; TBS: Triphasic bone scan; MEC: Medial end of calvicle; COC: Condensing osteitis of the clavicle.