HIGH YIELD RICKETS

Question 1

briefly describe how the disease spreads?

Answer 1

cartilage lack calcification, inductive bone formation with 1st formed collagen and resorption but calcification doesnt occur

widen physis

Question 2

like osteomalacia, rickets most common finding is?

Answer 2

generalized osteoporosis

Question 3

T/F, rickets disturbs skeletal growth?

if so, where are the deformities?

Answer 3

T

proximal femur, distal tibia, distal radius and UE

Question 4

usually rickets implies?

Answer 4

osteomalacia

Question 5

what are the radiographic features?

Answer 5

widened physeal cartilage
frayed metaphyses
metaphyseal cupping, splaying

Question 6

what are the three things present with widened physes?

Answer 6

healing fractures
rickets
syphilis

Question 7

rapid sites of bony growth?

Answer 7

costochondral junctions of middle ribs
distal femur
both ends of tibia
distal radius, proximal humerus

Question 8

T/F, pseudofracture is common in rickets?

Answer 8

F, uncommon

Question 9

comparative radiography of scurvy, clinically?

Answer 9

aka barlows disease

presents 6 m- 2 y
infantile scurvy
costochondral rosary

Question 10

comparative radiography of scurvy?

Answer 10

generalized osteoporosis

widening and increased density of zone of calcification

marginal spurring (pelkins sign)

truemmerfeld zone (atrophic line)

wimberger’s sign (halo epiphysis)