2019•PubMedRequires access

[Secondary osteoporosis. Abnormal bone metabolism in rickets/osteomalacia.]

Seiji Fukumoto

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Rickets and osteomalacia are diseases characterized by impaired mineralization of bone matrix. The same causes can result in rickets and osteomalacia. Of these, rickets develops before the closure of growth plates and presents bone deformities and growth retardation. Diagnostic criteria for rickets and osteomalacia have been published in Japan.

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Key concepts: Osteomalacia, Rickets, Medicine, Osteoporosis, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Bone remodeling, Vitamin D and neurology