Primary metabolic bone disorder in scurvy is –
Correct Answer: Decreased osteoid matrix formation
Description: Collagen is a component of osteoid (protein matrix).
Collagen synthesis is deficient in scurvy; therefore, osteoid formation is defective.
On the other hand, in rickets osteoid formation is noinial, but mineralization (Calcification) of osteoid is defective.
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