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Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Rickets
Weight bearing & stress on uncalcified bone in rickets causing 'splaying' & 'cupping' of metaphysis.
Radiograph of a 4 year old girl with rickets. Please note here the bowing of legs caused by loading.
Findings are: 1.Generalised osteopenia with coarse trabecular pattern 2.Paintbrush metaphysis[widened growth plate with irregularity, fraying and cupping(=splaying) of metaphysis] 3.Lack of zone of provisional calcification (i.e normal white line at metaphysis) 4.Bow legs, decreased bone length
Findings are:
ReplyDelete1.Generalised osteopenia with coarse trabecular pattern
2.Paintbrush metaphysis[widened growth plate with irregularity, fraying and cupping(=splaying) of metaphysis]
3.Lack of zone of provisional calcification (i.e normal white line at metaphysis)
4.Bow legs, decreased bone length