Updated on November 8, 2024 Overview Rickets is an impairment of bone mineralization prior to epiphyseal closure. The most common cause of rickets is Vitamin D deficiency (does not occur naturally in foods, needs fortification/supplementation). Classes of causes of rickets Vitamin D deficiency or receptor mutation Calcium deficiency (more of the congenital causes) Phosphate deficiency...
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