- Etiology: lack of copper – copper required for endochondral bone and collagen
- Imaging: symmetric changes of metaphyseal irregularity and lucency, loss of cortical sharpness, midshaft bowing, metaphyseal cupping, metaphyseal spurs in medial distal femurs and ulna, osteopenia, increased density in zone of provisional calcification, delayed bone age
- DDX: child abuse
Radiology Cases of Copper Deficiency
