Worldwide, rickets is the most common form of metabolic bone disease in children. Despite
the concept that it is a rare disease, it is on the increase in many regions, including Western …

Rickets is a condition that has been recognized for many centuries and is due to defective
mineralization of the growth plate in growing children. This defect compromises the …

Focuses on the biologic role of vitamin D and its active metabolites on the etiology of rickets.
Significant role of vitamin D in the mineralization of bone; Function of the vitamin D …

Rickets develops when growing bones fail to mineralize. In most cases, the diagnosis is
established with a thorough history and physical examination and confirmed by laboratory …

Rickets is a bone disease associated with abnormal serum calcium and phosphate levels.
The clinical presentation is heterogeneous and depends on the age of onset and …

In this retrospective study from Saudi Arabia, which is a rich and sunny country, we report
our experience with 34 adolescents (20 females, 10 males) with rickets. The commonest …

Although systematic vitamin D supplementation in adolescents remains debated, rickets is
nevertheless a well recognized pathology in this age group. Adolescence is an at-risk period …

Rickets results from impaired mineralization of growing bone due to alterations in calcium
and phosphate homeostasis. Clinical signs of rickets are related to the age of the patient, the …

Introduction Rickets is typically characterized by bone deformities due to defective bone
mineralization and chondrocyte maturation in growing bones. However, infantile rickets …

Rickets is characterized by impaired mineralization and ossification of the growth plates of
growing children caused by a variety of disorders, the most frequent of which is nutritional …