Blount disease (tibia vara) on X-ray: 3 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing blount disease (tibia vara). Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- 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.
Quiz yourself on paediatric images
Cases
Case #61857167Paediatric · Advanced
Case #110361983Paediatric · Advanced
Case #100282965Paediatric · AdvancedOther paediatric diagnoses
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- Double bubble sign (duodenal atresia)
- Foreign body in the oesophagus
- Inhaled (aspirated) foreign body
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Perthes disease
- Rickets
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.