X-rays may reveal healing of in utero fractures. Barrel-shaped rib cage. Sclera have a blue, purple, or gray tint. Brittle teeth and hearing loss possible. Type IV Between Type I and Type III in severity.
Bones fracture easily, most before puberty.
Barrel-shaped rib cage. Tragically, however, OI is often mistaken for child abuse. There may be no obvious indication that a fracture has occurred, other than the child crying or refusing to put weight on a limb. Different types of fractures may occur, including rib fractures and spiral fractures, with little or no apparent trauma. The child may bruise easily, again with little or no apparent cause.