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Will having rickets in early childhood cause multi-level disc degeneration later in life?
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No: Rickets affects mainy growth plates of long bones.
Answered 12/9/2014
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This would depend on: The severity and duration of the condition and at what age it involved, but it is possible.
Answered 12/23/2012
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