Defective mineralization of the growth plate and preformed osteoid result in rickets and
osteomalacia, respectively. The leading cause of rickets worldwide is solar vitamin D …

Objective To review experiences of nutritional rickets and osteomalacia in school children
and adolescents at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …

Syndromes of bone disease and deformities consequent to disorders of nutrition, bone and
mineral metabolism constitute a serious national health problem. The studies on this subject …

Abstract Purpose of Review Nutritional rickets and osteomalacia are common in dark-
skinned and migrant populations. Their global incidence is rising due to changing …

Background: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional
rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of …

It was only in the early part of the 20th century with the discovery of vitamin D and of the role
that ultraviolet light irradiation plays in vitamin D formation that rational and appropriate …

Rickets is an important problem even in countries with adequate sun exposure. The causes
of rickets/osteomalacia are varied and include nutritional deficiency, especially poor dietary …

Background. The adolescent age group is particularly prone to nutritional
rickets/osteomalacia due to an increased demand for nutrients, especially calcium and …

Over one billion humans have insufficient circulating levels of vitamin D, and dietary
insufficiency of calcium is common in developing countries. Worldwide, nutritional rickets is …

The etiology and pathogenesis of nutritional rickets are becoming progressively clearer.
Vitamin D deficiency has generally been considered the major or only player in the …