Coloured X-ray of the lower arms of a child with rickets, or osteomalacia. The ulna (outer) and radius (inner) bones are curved. Rickets, a softening

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Coloured X-ray of the lower arms of a child with rickets, or osteomalacia. The ulna (outer) and radius (inner) bones are curved. Rickets, a softening of the bones, is caused by a lack of vitamin D.

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Photo credit: © DU CANE MEDICAL IMAGING LTD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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