Which Skeletal Disorder Is More Common in Older Persons and Has

question 102

Multiple Choice

Which skeletal disorder is more common in older persons and has an abnormally high ratio of immature woven bone to mature compact bone?

• A) osteomalacia and rickets
• B) osteomyelitis
• C) osteoporosis
• D) achondroplasia
• E) Pagetʹs disease

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