Primary metabolic bone disorder in scurvy is _________
Correct Answer: Decreased osteoid matrix formation
Description: The endochondral bone formation may not proceed because osteoblasts cannot form osteoid. Bony trabeculae that have been formed become brittle and fracture easily. Page 251, Nelson textbook of pediatrics 18th edition
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