Name two radiographic characteristics of osteomalacia.

Name two radiographic characteristics of osteomalacia.

1. Diffuse osteopenia
2. Looser's zones, that is, pseudofractures (cortical stress fractures) filled with inadequately mineralized fibrous material that are typically seen at the axillary mar-gin of the scapula, the lateral cortex of the proximal femur, the ribs, the iliac wings, and the pubic rami.