Rickets on X‑ray: 3 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing rickets. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- Cupped, frayed wrist metaphyses.
Quiz yourself on paediatric images
Cases
Case #37058527Paediatric · Intermediate
Case #14717766Paediatric · Intermediate
Case #56633854Paediatric · IntermediateOther paediatric diagnoses
- Blount disease (tibia vara)
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
- Double bubble sign (duodenal atresia)
- Foreign body in the oesophagus
- Inhaled (aspirated) foreign body
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Perthes disease
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.