The attached radiograph shows the typical bowed legs of an infant suffering from a deficiency in which of the following vitamins?

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The main symptom of vitamin D deficiency in children is rickets. Rickets is characterized by improper mineralization during the development of the bones resulting in soft bones, muscle weakness (rickety myopathy or "floppy baby syndrome,"), and increased tendency for fractures (especially greenstick fractures). In toddlers with rickets, a common skeletal deformity is bowed legs as depicted in the radiograph

The Attached Radiograph Shows the Typical Bowed Legs of an Infant