How does rickets affect the skeletal system?
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How does rickets affect the skeletal system?
Rickets:
Rickets refers to a childhood disease that is caused by a vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is found in salmon, mackerel, beef liver, and fortified dairy products such as milk and cheese.
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View this answerRickets causes the bones of the skeletal system to become soft and weak. Rickets is caused by a vitamin D deficiency during childhood. Vitamin D...
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Chapter 17 / Lesson 14A long-term excessive deficiency in Vitamin D is known as osteomalacia in adults, and rickets when in children, and can cause weakened, easily fractured bones. Find out the 'why' behind these conditions, the clinical diagnostic criteria, and the treatment or prevention of both.