Swollen epiphysis of costochondral junction, rickets, pig
Swollen epiphysis of costochondral junction, rickets, pig
Swollen epiphysis of costochondral junction, rickets, pig

A. Swollen epiphysis of the costochondral junction from an 8-week-old pig with metabolic bone disease (rickets). B. Multiple calluses from previous rib fractures (arrow) and swollen epiphyses of costochondral junctions typical of the “rachitic rosary” of rickets (arrowhead).

Courtesy of the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory photo archive.