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Blade of grass sign

almehdi et al.

The blade of grass sign refers to the lucent leading edge in a long bone seen during the lytic phase of Paget's disease of bone. It is also referred to as the flame sign. 

This is akin to osteoporosis circumscripta seen in the skull.

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