“…In subadults, rickets is most often active in individuals under about 3 years of age (Ladhani, Srinivasan, Buchanan, & Allgrove, ), and it is in early life, when growth is most rapid, that it is most readily identified from skeletal changes (Brickley & Mays, ). Because rickets increases vulnerability to other diseases, including life‐threatening infections (Snoddy et al, ), it may lead to early mortality. Although some may persist into adulthood, many bone deformities due to childhood rickets are gradually removed during growth and remodeling (Hess, ; Prakash, Mehtani, Sud, & Reddy, ).…”