Rickets results in shortened bones because the epiphyses of bones do form earlier than normal.

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Rickets results in twisted and deformed bones because the epiphyses, or bone ends, do not develop normally in children. The name rickets came from the word wrikken, meaning "to twist or bend." Rickets develops during a time of extremely rapid growth when children have had only a brief period to acquire vitamin D stores.

Rickets Results in Shortened Bones Because the Epiphyses of Bones