Preferred Label : Pelken spur sign;
Definition : Spur of bone extends from dense zone of provisional calcification beyond lateral margin
of diaphysis on a radiograph. Suggests rickets; zone of provisional calcification
compresses and fractures adjacent osteoporotic region and impacts on the narrower
diaphysis.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35427;
Associated condition(s)
Spur of bone extends from dense zone of provisional calcification beyond lateral margin
of diaphysis on a radiograph. Suggests rickets; zone of provisional calcification
compresses and fractures adjacent osteoporotic region and impacts on the narrower
diaphysis.
