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Hepatobiliary rickets.

M E Holda·J R Ryan
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Rickets secondary to hepatobiliary disease is a rare condition; however, the skeletal manifestations are similar to simple nutritional rickets. These skeletal changes include epiphyseal plate abnormalities, pseudofractures, bowing of long bones, scoliosis, and fractures. One-hundred and twelve charts and radiographs of patients with chronic hepatobiliary disease admitted to Children's Hospital of Michigan from 1968 to 1978 were reviewed. Nineteen, or 17%, of these patients showed roentgenographic evidence of rickets. Orthopedic management is primarily concerned with the treatment of fractures and prevention or correction of deformities in those children whose longevity justifies treatment.

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M E Holda, J R Ryan. 1982. Hepatobiliary rickets.. https://doi.org/10.1097/01241398-198208000-00008

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