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Treatment of Rickets, Leg Braces, 18th Century

Leg pieces for the treatment of rickets. Early eighteenth century. The design for these leg-pieces, which were made for a child, is based on the armor of the period. Rickets is among the most frequent childhood diseases in many developing countries. The predominant cause is a vitamin D deficiency, but lack of adequate calcium in the diet may also lead to rickets. A sufficient amount of ultraviolet B light in sunlight each day and adequate supplies of calcium and phosphorus in the diet can prevent rickets. Darker-skinned people need to be exposed longer to the ultraviolet rays. The replacement of vitamin D has been proven to correct rickets using these methods of ultraviolet light therapy and medicine.

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Treatment of Rickets, Leg Braces, 18th Century

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Leg pieces for the treatment of rickets. Early eighteenth century. The design for these leg-pieces, which were made for a child, is based on the armor of the period. Rickets is among the most frequent childhood diseases in many developing countries. The predominant cause is a vitamin D deficiency, but lack of adequate calcium in the diet may also lead to rickets. A sufficient amount of ultraviolet B light in sunlight each day and adequate supplies of calcium and phosphorus in the diet can prevent rickets. Darker-skinned people need to be exposed longer to the ultraviolet rays. The replacement of vitamin D has been proven to correct rickets using these methods of ultraviolet light therapy and medicine.

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black & white • Medical: History

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3750 x 3668 px | 39.4 MB

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31.8 x 31.1 cm | 12.5 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)

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18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH CENTURY. • 18TH • ABNORMAL • BANDINESS • BANDY-LEG • BLACK & WHITE • BONE DISEASE • BONE DISORDER • BOW LEGGED • BOW LEGS • BOW-LEGGED • BOW-LEGGEDNESS • BOWED LEGS • BOWLEGGED • BOWLEGS • BRACES • BW • CALCIUM DEFICIENCY • CALCIUM DEFICIENT • CHILDHOOD DISEASE • DEFORMATION • DEFORMED • DISEASE • DISORDER • GENU VARUM • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • LEG BRACES • LEG PIECES • LEG-PIECES • LEGPIECES • MALFORMATION • MALFORMED • MALNUTRITION • MEDICAL • MEDICAL: HISTORY • MEDICINAL • MEDICINE • MESS • MESSY • OSTEOMALACIA • PAEDIATRICS • PATHOLOGY • PEDIATRICS • PHOTO • PHOTOGRAPH • RICKETS • SCIENCE • SKELETAL DISEASE • SKELETAL DISORDER • SUSPENDERS • TIBIA VARA • TREAT • TREATMENT • UNHEALTHY • VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY • VITAMIN DEFICIENCY • VITAMIN DEFICIENT • XVIII CENTURY