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Age distribution of the 65 patients with primary bone marrow oedema syndrome (BMES) and localisation of the 98 lesions. a Frequency of patients in specific age brackets. b Anatomical location of the lesions. The data are shown as number (%). c–e Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of BMES lesions in the knee, distal tibia and tarsal bones. The scans show the distinctive MRI patterns. PD, proton density; SPIR, spectral presaturation with inversion recovery; SPAIR, spectral attenuated inversion recovery; tse, turbo spin echo; fs, fat suppressed; cor, coronal; sag, sagittal; r, right; l, left