Wednesday, August 25, 2010

rickets

This is an anterior-posterior view of a growing child. This bowing results from chronic illness with prolonged stress. The weight-bearing tibiae, soft with excess cartilage, bend easily.
This is a lateral view of the same patient. The curving of the tibia is easily visible. The growth plate looks normal since treatment has begun, but the bowing of the legs remains.

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