Radiographic Synopsis Mav
AP projection
1. Erlenmeyer flask configuration of distal femur; thin cortices (metaphyseal dysplasia, cranio-meta-physeal dysplasia)
2. Dense bones; bone-in-bone appearance; club-shaped metaphyses; transverse metaphyseal bands (osteopetrosis)
3. Dumbbell appearance of femurs; short tubular bones (Kniest dysplasia, dyssegmental dysplasia, metatropic dysplasia)
4. Undermodeled shafts and metaphyses; thin cortices; bone rarefaction (mucopolysaccharidoses)
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