Patient Data
Age: Young child
From the case:
Rickets
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The physes are widened with metaphyseal flaring. Note how the bones are coarse.
Case Discussion
Typical appearances of rickets in a young child. Rickets is due to decreased synthesis of the active form of vitamin D and has fairly characteristic appearances. It can be considered as osteomalacia in the skeletally immature.