A child has a disorder that resulted in the failure of bones to ossify, resulting in soft bones and skeletal deformity. What treatment plan does the healthcare professional discuss with the parents?
A)Extremely careful handling
B)Increasing vitamin D intake
C)Revascularization
D)Containment and motion therapy

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This description characterizes rickets. Growing bone fails to mineralize because of a problem with vitamin D intake, absorption, or excretion. Treatment includes supplemental vitamin D. Extremely careful handling would be appropriate for osteogenesis imperfecta. Revascularization procedures would benefit a child with osteochondrosis. Containment and motion are the principles of treating Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.

A Child Has a Disorder That Resulted in the Failure