title: Spontaneous bilateral distal femoral physiolysis due to scurvy.
abstract: A bilateral distal femoral epiphysiolysis was observed in a 28-month-old child suffering from scurvy. We explain the mechanisms of the separation of the epiphysis due to loss of strength in the calcification zone of the cartilage columns.
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012614:Scurvy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid