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Anyone over the age of 18 with rickets?
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No: Rickets is found primarily in young children and cannot occur in older kids and adults who are done growing. Osteomalacia is the term which would be used for older kids and adults. There are distinctly different bone findings in young children with rickets.
Answered 2/25/2018
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