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Why Do Bones Go Soft? Understanding Osteomalacia and Rickets

According to the National Institutes of Health, severe vitamin D deficiency is the most common cause of osteomalacia, the medical term for soft bones in adults. But **why do bones go soft** and lose their rigidity? The answer lies in a failure of the bone mineralization process, which normally hardens and strengthens the skeletal structure with essential minerals.

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Can older people get rickets? Understanding osteomalacia

While true rickets is a condition affecting growing bones in children, adults can develop a similar, serious condition called osteomalacia, or "soft bones". This condition is increasingly common among the elderly due to factors like reduced sun exposure and decreased nutrient absorption.

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Can the Elderly Get Rickets? Understanding Adult Osteomalacia

While the term 'rickets' typically refers to a childhood condition affecting growing bones, a similar and significant bone-softening issue affects older adults due to severe vitamin D deficiency. This raises the critical question: can the elderly get rickets, or is another condition at play that seniors should be aware of?

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Do older people get rickets? Understanding the adult form, Osteomalacia

While rickets is a bone-softening disease associated with children, older adults can develop a similar, and equally serious, condition called osteomalacia. This happens when bones fail to mineralize properly due to a severe deficiency in vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. The question of do older people get rickets is a crucial one, leading to important insights about senior bone health.

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