Question
The radiological changes in the condition as shown in the picture below are ?
A. Narrowing or absence of the normal zone of provisional calcification.
B. Fracture of the bone.
C. Epiphysis smaller than normal and have characteristic thin pencil line cortex.
D. Bowing of the bone.
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Correct Answer » A
Explanation
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The condition shown in the picture above represents rickets. Rickets is a disease of growing bone that is unique to children and adolescents. It is caused by a failure of osteoid to calcify in a growing person.
The radiological changes in Rickets is narrowing or absence of the normal zone of provisional calcification.
