Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon in Mumbai, India

Two-year-old child with progressive bowing deformity of the both lower limbs. Radiographs showed typical changes of rickets: Metaphyseal splaying, cupping and widened zone of mineralization. Often only a left wrist radiograph is taken to
confirm the diagnosis and monitor progress of the disease.

Two-year-old child with progressive bowing deformity of the both lower limbs. Radiographs showed typical changes of rickets: Metaphyseal splaying, cupping and widened zone of mineralization. Often only a left wrist radiograph is taken to
confirm the diagnosis and monitor progress of the disease.

Two-year-old child with progressive bowing deformity of the both lower limbs. Radiographs showed typical changes of rickets: Metaphyseal splaying, cupping and widened zone of mineralization. Often only a left wrist radiograph is taken to
confirm the diagnosis and monitor progress of the disease.

One-year-old child with severe malnutrition. Radiograph show marked cupping and osteopenia. Some children present with pathological fractures due to weakening of the bone.