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Radiology Skeletal System 61552325

Dense zone of calcification at growing metaphysis seen in scurvy is ___:

A
Wimberger's ring sign
B
Pelkan spur
C
Frankel's line
D
Trummerfeld zone
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. C. Frankel's line* Scurvy is due to the deposition of defective collagen in the bone.* Radiological features of scurvy:- Zone of provisional calcification at the growing metaphysis is dense, giving a white line called as Frankel's line,- Sclerotic rim around the epiphysis known as Wimberger's ring sign.- Area of lucency beneath the zone of metaphyseal calcification, which is known as Trummerfeld zone,- Metaphyseal spurs known as Pelkan spurs,- Pencil thin cortex,- Ground glass appearance of bones.

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