Tag: Bone deformities

According to the World Health Organization, nutritional rickets, though rare in developed countries, remains a significant health concern for children globally. Rickets has multiple names, varying with the patient's age and cause. It is essentially a disorder of defective bone mineralization during childhood resulting in weakened bones.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, about 1 billion people worldwide have a vitamin D deficiency, which is the primary nutritional cause of bone deformities. A severe or chronic lack of this essential vitamin leads to conditions like rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, characterized by softened, weakened, or misshapen bones.