Preferred Label : whiskering effect;
Definition : Thin spicules of bone, resembling whiskers, at the site of muscular attachment or
stress; most often seen in ischial tuberosity, iliac margin, and calcaneus. Suggests
ankylosing spondylitis.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35700;
Associated condition(s)
Thin spicules of bone, resembling whiskers, at the site of muscular attachment or
stress; most often seen in ischial tuberosity, iliac margin, and calcaneus. Suggests
ankylosing spondylitis.
