Prominent transverse (Bowdler) bone spurs as a diagnostic clue in a case of neonatal hypophosphatasia without metaphyseal irregularity.
Transverse midshaft spurs allowed a diagnosis of hypophosphatasia in a newborn infant without metaphyseal irregularity.
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Oestreich
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Bofinger
D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007014:Hypophosphatasia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014457:Ulna / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*