A useful mnemonic for remembering the findings of rickets is as follows:
- Reaction of the periosteum (may occur)
- Indistinct cortex
- Coarse trabeculation
- Knees, wrists, and ankles affected predominantly
- Epiphyseal plates, widened and irregular
- Tremendous metaphysis (cupping, fraying, splaying)
- Spur (metaphyseal)