Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology is an open database of common and not so common signs used in Musculoskeletal Radiology.

Initial concept and content based on Interactive Atlas of Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Add a new radiographic sign

Contents:

Absent Bow Tie Sign (Bucket-handle tear of the menisci)
Anteater Nose (Calcaneonavicular coalition)
Anterior Drawer Sign (ACL tear)
Bamboo Spine (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Bite Sign (Avascular Necrosis)
Blade of Grass Sign (Paget's Disease)
Blister of Bone (Aneurysmal bone cyst)
Bone Bruise Sign (ACL tear)
Bone in Bone Sign (Osteopetrosis)
Boutonniere Deformity (Rheumatoid arthritis)
Bow Tie Sign (Discoid Meniscus)
Brim Sign (Paget's Disease)
Button Sequestrum (Eosinophilic granuloma)
C Sign (Subtalar coalition)
Cockade Image (Intraosseous lipoma)
Cortical Ring Sign (Rotary subluxation)
Cotton Wool Sign (Paget's Disease)
Crescent Sign (Avascular Necrosis)
Crowded Carpal Sign (Volar perilunar dislocation)
Cupids Bow Contour (Normal spine)
Dagger Sign (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Deep lateral femoral notch sign (ACL tear)
Double PCL Sign (Bucket-handle tear of the menisci)
Drooping Shoulder Sign (Inferior subluxation of the shoulder)
Elbow Fat Pad Sign (Elbow effusion)
Fallen Fragment Sign (Unicameral bone cyst)
FBI Sign (Lipohemarthrosis)
Fish Vertebra (Osteopenia)
Fluid Fluid Level (Aneurysmal bone cyst)
Fragment-in-Notch Sign (Bucket-handle tear of the menisci)
H Vertebra (Sickle cell anemia)
Hair on End (Hemolytic anemia)
Half Moon Sign (Absent in posterior dislocation of the shoulder)
Heel Pad Sign (Acromegaly)
Hill-Sachs Sign (Anterior shoulder dislocation)
Incomplete ring sign (Spondylolysis)
Intravertebral Vacuum Cleft (Avascular Necrosis)
Inverted Napoleon Hat Sign (Spondylolisthesis)
Ivory Phalanx Sign (Psoriasis)
Ivory Vertebra Sign (Metastases, Paget's , Lymphoma)
Lateral Capsular Sign (ACL tear - Segond fracture)
Metacarpal Sign (Short 4th Metacarpal)
Pedestal Sign (Loosening prosthesis)
Pneumoarthrogram Sign (Normal - No joint effusion)
Pronator Sign (Wrist Fracture)
Reverse Hill Sachs (Posterior shoulder dislocation)
Rim Sign (Posterior shoulder dislocation)
Rugger Jersey Sign (Chronic renal failure)
Sail Sign (Elbow effusion)
Sausage Digit (Psoriasis)
Scotty Dog Sign (Spondylolysis)
Segond Fracture (ACL rupture)
Step-Off Vertebral Body Sign (Sickle cell, Gaucher's Disease)
Swan Neck Deformity Sign (Rheumatoid arthritis)
Tear Drop Sign (Ankle effusion)
Terry-Thomas Sign (Scapholunate dissociation)
Tooth Sign (Enthesopathy)
Trolley-track Sign (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Trough Line (Posterior shoulder dislocation)
Tumbling Bullet Sign (Post traumatic bone cyst)
Vacuum Phenomenon (Degenerative disk disease)

Search Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology

See video tutorial on how to add a question and figures (Coming Soon)

Recent Changes

Lateral Capsular Sign (ACL tear - Segond fracture)
Segond Fracture (ACL rupture)
Reverse Hill Sachs (Posterior shoulder dislocation)
Vacuum Phenomenon (Degenerative disk disease)
Tumbling Bullet Sign (Post traumatic bone cyst)

CORR Articles
Refresh Fri Jul 30 09:58:15 PDT 2010

Journal Scan: Spine
The Classic: Registry of Bone Sarcoma: Part I.—Twenty-Five Criteria for Establishing the Diagnosis of Osteogenic Sarcoma. Part II.—Thirteen Registered Cases of “Five Year Cures” Analyzed According to These Criteria
Ernest Amory Codman, MD, 1869–1940
Results of a Minimally Invasive Technique for Treatment of Unicameral Bone Cysts
Compressive Osseointegration of Tibial Implants in Primary Cancer Reconstruction

Springerlink Resources
Refresh Fri Jul 30 09:58:17 PDT 2010

Orthopaedic Web Links

Internet resources validated by OrthopaedicWebLinks.com

Refresh Fri Jul 30 09:58:18 PDT 2010

Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology Orthopaedia
Interactive Atlas of Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Your Rating: Results: PatheticBadOKGoodOutstanding! 2 rates
Enter labels to add to this page:
Please wait 
Looking for a label? Just start typing.

Cite this page

. Orthopaedia Main - Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology. In: Orthopaedia - Collaborative Orthopaedic Knowledgebase. Created Apr 06, 2007 07:54 by Joseph Bernstein , Last modified Sep 06, 2008 07:23 ver.11. Retrieved 2010-07-30, from http://www.orthopaedia.com/x/ZIAe.

Contributions

The following individuals have contributed to this page:

UserEditsCommentsLabelsLabel ListLast Update
Christian Veillette 600692 days ago
Joseph Bernstein 5001210 days ago