Rickets

Case contributed by Ashvin Chaudhari , 31 May 2012
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 24 Nov 2021

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This case depicts the classical imaging findings in activerickets.

  • metaphyseal fraying and cupping in knee, shoulder, elbow and wrist joints
  • widening of growth plate
  • generalized osteoporosis
  • delayed bone age
  • widening of anterior end of ribs (rachitic rosary)
  • coxa vara deformity
  • -<p>This case depicts the classical imaging findings in active<a href="/articles/rickets"> rickets.</a></p><ul>
  • +<p>This case depicts the classical imaging findings in active <a href="/articles/rickets">rickets</a>.</p><ul>

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  • Paediatrics

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