Patella tooth sign
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Patellar tooth sign refers to vertical ridging of the osteophytes at the patellar insertion of the quadriceps tendon canwhich can resemble a dentate structure, i.e. "tooth" sign.
General considerations
Clinical presentation
No correlation with patient's clinical symptoms.
Radiographic features
- frequent finding with degenerative disease
- degenerative enthesophyte formation on superior aspect of patella (site of insertion of the quadriceps tendon) as seen on axial or skyline (sunrise) view
frequent finding with degenerative diseaseno correlation with patient's clinical symptoms
Radiographic features
- seen as saw-tooth projections
- best: best seen on axial or skyline view of patella on its superior and anterior surface
-<p>Patellar tooth sign refers to vertical ridging of the osteophytes at the patellar insertion of the quadriceps tendon can resemble dentate structure, i.e. "tooth" sign.</p><h5>General considerations</h5><ul>-<li>degenerative enthesophyte formation on superior aspect of patella (site of insertion of the quadriceps tendon) as seen on axial or skyline (sunrise) view</li>- +<p><strong>Patellar tooth sign</strong> refers to vertical ridging of the osteophytes at the patellar insertion of the quadriceps tendon which can resemble a dentate structure, i.e. "tooth" sign.</p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>No correlation with patient's clinical symptoms.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><ul>
-<li>no correlation with patient's clinical symptoms</li>-</ul><h4>Radiographic features</h4><ul><li>seen as saw-tooth projections - best seen on axial or skyline view of patella on its superior and anterior surface</li></ul><h4> </h4>- +<li>degenerative enthesophyte formation on superior aspect of patella (site of insertion of the quadriceps tendon) as seen on axial or skyline (sunrise) view</li>
- +<li>seen as saw-tooth projections: best seen on axial or skyline view of patella on its superior and anterior surface</li>
- +</ul>
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