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| Rickets can result from insufficient vitamin D in the diet or from insufficient amounts of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Rickets can lead to skeletal deformation, such as vertebral or leg curvature. This X ray reveals bone deformation due to rickets. | ||||||
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| Vitamin; Bone (anatomy); Human Nutrition; Rickets | ||||||
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