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RID35711 yo-yo-on-a-string sign

synonym

yo-yo sign

definition

Appearance of a displaced ulnar collateral ligament tear: it is retracted, is folded on itself, and moves proximal to the adductor aponeurosis. The retracted balled-up ?yo-yo? is the torn displaced UCL, and the ?string? is the associated adductor aponeurosis.

comment

http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/26/4/1007