What are the Causes, Treatments, and Medical Problems Associated with Rickets?
I am considering this sibling group from Russia (Vladimir), two girls 5 and 8 years old. On the medical report of the younger child, it states that she has had Rickets but her health is now good. It does not state what caused rickets. My concern is that she will have future medical problems from this. What do I need to know and what should I expect? Rickets: is a disorder that causes the weakening and softening of bones, causing bone deformities, brittle bones and easy fractures. The primary causes of Rickets are a lack of Vitamin D and the lack of calcium and phosphate. In post-institutionalized children the diagnosis of Rickets is common place because orphanages provide many of the factors needed to create a vitamin D deficiency in children. In the U.S.A. this diagnosis is very rare, with the most common causes being kidney disorders, extreme prematurity, and liver problems. These conditions all have a role in decreasing the vitamin D metabolism and subsequently calcium in the bone,
