Rickets
Genetic causes of rickets. Source/Author: Miller WL, Portale AA.; Curr Opin Pediatr. 1999 Aug;11(4):333-9. Abstract Discussion of the genetic forms of rickets, their inheritance patterns and genetic mutations.
Radiographic Characteristics of Lower-Extremity Bowing in Children Source/Author: Jugesh I. Cheema, MD, Leslie E. Grissom, MD and H. Theodore Harcke, MD Web-based (medical) Article discussing how to differentiate between bowing due to different medical conditions based on x-ray findings.
Rickets Source/Author: Laurence Finberg, MD; E-medicine Web-based (medical) Description of condition in medical terminology, including clinical information, diagnosis, treatment and patient information.
Rickets & Osteomalacia Source/Author: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Web-based (lay) Discussion of the cause and features of rickets. Discusses the different types of rickets.
The Abnormal Fontanel Source/Author: JOSEPH KIESLER, M.D., and RICK RICER, M.D. Full text Article on abnormalities in the fontanel. Discussed that in achondroplasia a large anterior fontanel and/or delayed fontanel closure are to be expected. Also indicates that a bulging anterior fontanel can be an indicator of increased intracranial pressure. It can also be abnormal in rickets.
Vitamin D resistant rickets Source/Author: Michele Garabadien Web-based (medical) Detailed overview of this condition in medical terminology.
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