Tug lesion (musculoskeletal)

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉ on 19 Jan 2025

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Ranchod A, Niknejad M, et al. Tug lesion (musculoskeletal). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-62671

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-62671

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62671

Article created:

26 Aug 2018, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

19 Jan 2025, Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Synonyms:

Tug lesion
Tug lesion - bone
Tug lesions

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: