How to Use "rickets" with Example Sentences

1. Rickets develops in children , whereas osteomalacia affects adults .

2. Too little vitamin d can contribute to osteoporosis and rickets in children .

3. Without vitamin d , bones become soft and bend in the middle , giving the typical rickets appearance of bow legs .

4. D deficiency usually results in bad mineralization of bones , leading to bone softening , osteomalacia , rickets and osteoporosis .

5. Rickets is usually caused by a lack of vitamin d , which is needed to absorb calcium to build bones .