Radiographic Signs in Metaphysis of Phalanx for Children with Osteoarthropathia of Tibet

Objective To characterize the X-ray signs of metaphysic type of osteoarthropathia for children in Tibet. Methods 52 patients with osteoarthropathia of metaphysic type and 103 healthy children were detected by X-ray examinations of hand, foot, head etc. The X-ray signs were compared between the two groups. Results radiological changes in the metaphyseal area were the most commonly observed lesions in osteoarthropathia, children of Tibet in the early and first stage (23.1%) and also in the more advanced (second and third stage) group of children (71.1%). The changes are bilateral in 82.9% of cases, depending on the site. However those in 3.3% of non-osteoarthropathia group (P