Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF RICKETS AND OSTEOMALACIA

HISTOLOGICAL FEATURES OF RICKETS AND OSTEOMALACIA

Bone Biopsy and Bone Histomorphometry

BIOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF RICKETS AND OSTEOMALACIA

DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

Deficiency states

Resistant states

Pseudovitamin D deficiency and vitamin D dependency

DISORDERS IN VITAMIN D ACTION

Vitamin D deficiency

1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D Deficiency

Simple hereditary resistance to 1,25 dihydroxy-vitamin D

CONCLUDING REMARKS