Preferred Label : tumbling bolt sign;
Definition : Side compression bolt from surgery following hip fracture changes position and orientation
on sequential radiographs of the hip. Suggests bolt resides in an abscess.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35665;
Associated condition(s)
Side compression bolt from surgery following hip fracture changes position and orientation
on sequential radiographs of the hip. Suggests bolt resides in an abscess.
