Signs and symptoms of rickets can include:  Delayed growth Delayed motor skills Pain in the spine, pelvis and legs Muscle weakness  Because rickets softens the areas of growing tissue at the ends of a child's bones (growth plates), it can cause skeletal deformities such as:  Bowed legs or knock knees Thickened wrists and ankles Breastbone projection  When to see a doctor Talk to your doctor if your child develops bone pain, muscle weakness or obvious skeletal deformities.
signs symptoms rickets can include:  delayed growth delayed motor skills pain spine  pelvis legs muscle weakness  rickets softens areas growing tissue ends child's bones (growth plates)  can cause skeletal deformities as:  bowed legs knock knees thickened wrists ankles breastbone projection  see doctor talk doctor child develops bone pain  muscle weakness obvious skeletal deformities
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