An infant is exclusively breastfed without Vitamin D supplementation and minimal sun exposure; which bone remodeling failure becomes likely?

💡 Explanation

Insufficient vitamin D leads to rickets because it impairs calcium absorption, impacting bone matrix mineralization. Therefore, impaired bone mineralization is the likely failure mode, rather than increased density or altered cell activities without matrix changes.

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