Textbook Question
Ryan, a 6-year-old child who is allergic to milk, has extremely bowed legs. What condition do you suspect, and what is the connection to not drinking milk?
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Ryan, a 6-year-old child who is allergic to milk, has extremely bowed legs. What condition do you suspect, and what is the connection to not drinking milk?
(a) During what period of life does skeletal mass increase dramatically? Begin to decline?
(b) Why are fractures most common in elderly individuals?
(c) Why are greenstick fractures most common in children?