Pediatric Growth Arrest Lines

Etiology: Alternating cycles of osseous growth arrest and growth resumption resulting from pathologic levels of stress during bone development such as disease and malnutrition
Imaging Radiograph: Transverse sclerotic lines in metaphyses of long bones
Imaging CT: Transverse sclerotic lines in metaphyses of long bones
Imaging MRI:
— T1WI: Hypointense bands
— T2WI: Hypointense bands
DDX:
Complications: None
Treatment: None
Clinical:

Radiology Cases of Growth Arrest Lines

Radiograph of growth arrest lines in the long bones — AP radiograph of the lower extremity shows two dense fine lines in the proximal metaphysis of the femur, and in the proximal and distal metaphyses of the tibia and fibula.