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Figure 30-8 • A, Nancy view of a young alpaca with suspected rickets, which is affecting all of its appendicular growth plates to the extent
that the animal’s forelimbs (shown here) and hind limbs are quite crooked. B, A close-up view of the right carpus shows flaring of the distal
radial and ulnar metaphyses, in addition to widening ectasia of the associated growth plates.
Figure 30-9 • Coxal joints of a young alpaca with suspected rickets show marked flaring of the proximal femoral metaphyses in
conjunction with widened, irregular growth plates.
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