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Sabre tibia

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Syphilitic periostitis of the long bones results in reactive bone formation.

Radiographically this appears as cortical sclerosis.

When this process occurs in the tibia it is called "sabre shin".

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