If a child with chronic kidney disease doesn't receive sufficient vitamin D supplementation, which consequence is most likely related to renal osteodystrophy?

💡 Explanation

Impaired bone mineralization occurs because vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and deposition in bone. In kidney disease, the kidneys fail to activate vitamin D, therefore leading to reduced calcium and phosphate levels and resulting in rickets/osteomalacia, rather than proper bone formation.

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