The rachitic rosary or beading of the ribs are the prominent knobs of bone at the costochondral joints of rickets patients. The knobs create the appearance of large beads under the skin of the rib cage, hence the name by analogy with the beads of a Catholic Christian rosary.
The rachitic rosary or beading of the ribs are the prominent knobs of bone at the costochondral joints of rickets patients. The knobs create the appearance of large beads under the skin of the rib cage, hence the name by analogy with the beads of a Catholic Christian rosary.
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