03-29-2008, 12:16 PM
15 yr. old girl is noted to have an odd, twisted appearance to her back while she is out swimming with her friends. She is noted to be tall and thin. A radiograph reveals an abnormal lateral bowing of the spine, with 20 degrees of lateral curvature in the mid-thoracic region. Which of the following is most likely to produce these findings?
A Asymmetric cartilage growth of vertebral body end plates
B Multiple osteochondromas of the vertebral bodies
C Vitamin D deficiency with rickets
D A disorder of procollagen synthesis with multiple compressed fractures
E Trauma
A Asymmetric cartilage growth of vertebral body end plates
B Multiple osteochondromas of the vertebral bodies
C Vitamin D deficiency with rickets
D A disorder of procollagen synthesis with multiple compressed fractures
E Trauma