Tug lesion - bone

A tug lesion in musculoskeletal imaging is a term given to describe a bony traction reaction at a muscle attachment site likened to that of the "tug effect. They are benign and are placed as do not touch lesions.

Notable sites include:

• distal femur: cortical desmoid
• posterior tibia: soleal line

See also

• enthesophyte (can have a similar etiology)

Siehe auch:

• Osteosarkom
• paraossale Tumoren
• Osteoblastom
• desmoplastisches Fibrom
• Desmoid-Tumor - aggressive Fibromatose
• fibröser Kortikalisdefekt