Engraving depicting part of a male skeleton showing the effects of Rickets on the leg bones. Rickets is defective mineralisation or calcification of bones before epiphyseal closure in immature mammals due to deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D, phosphorus or calcium, potentially leading to fractures and deformity. Dated 20th century

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