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Rickets

X-ray of child with rickets, showing the typical bowing of legs.

X-ray of child with rickets, showing the typical bowing of the legs.

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Rights: Michael L Richardson (MD), CC BY-SA 1.0
Published: 29 July 2008Size: 17.21 KB
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