Sagging rope sign

An abnormal feature in radiographic imaging characterized by a transverse line overlying the FEMORAL NECK. The sagging rope sign may represent the margins of the FEMORAL HEAD and/or growth arrest line. It is associated with bone diseases, e.g., PERTHES DISEASE and OSTEOCHONDRITIS.

Also Known As:

Hanging rope sign

Networked: 1 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Musculoskeletal Diseases: 719
- Bone Diseases: 5863
  - Sagging rope sign: 1

Related Diseases

1.	Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (Perthes Disease)

Experts

1.	Hong, Jun-Seok: 1 article (12/2006)
2.	Lee, Seok-Hyun: 1 article (12/2006)
3.	Oh, Chang-Wug: 1 article (12/2006)
4.	Shingade, Viraj Uttamrao: 1 article (12/2006)
5.	Song, Hae-Ryong: 1 article (12/2006)
6.	Suh, Seung-Woo: 1 article (12/2006)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Sagging rope sign:

1.	Radio-Opaque acrylic resinIBA 12/01/2006 - "The sagging rope sign is a radio-opaque line, seen on radiographs of the hips, with Perthes' disease. "