Preferred Label : serpiginous tract sign;
Definition : Thick, wavy lucenct tract with sclerotic border in contact with epiphyseal plate extending
from a metaphyseal abscess. Suggests subacute osteomyelitis; infection spreads from
metaphysis to surface of bone rather than passing through growth plate.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35526;
Associated condition(s)
Thick, wavy lucenct tract with sclerotic border in contact with epiphyseal plate extending
from a metaphyseal abscess. Suggests subacute osteomyelitis; infection spreads from
metaphysis to surface of bone rather than passing through growth plate.
