Case: Paediatric radiograph #110361983
Paediatric Advanced
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Blount disease (tibia vara)
What to look for in blount disease (tibia vara)
- Varus (bowing) deformity centred at the proximal tibial metaphysis.
- Depression and beaking of the medial proximal tibial metaphysis.
- Distinguished from physiological bowing by the metaphyseal changes and an abnormal metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Morbus Blount
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
