Presentation
Pre-employment medical examination. Asymptomatic. [Internationally, some employers ask for pre-employment lumbar spine radiographs for manual jobs].
Patient Data
Age: 24
Gender: Male
From the case:
Rugger-jersey spine
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Rugger-jersey sign
Case Discussion
Rugger-jersey spine describes the prominent subendplate densities at multiple contiguous levels to produce an alternating dense-lucent-dense appearance. This simulates the transverse bands of a rugby jersey.
This term and pattern is distinctive for hyperparathyroidism.