Temporary brittle bone disease: the current position

Other postulated causes include copper deficiency, vitamin C deficiency (both affecting collagen maturation) and vitamin D deficiency. [...]an identical syndrome occurs in circumstances in which non-accidental skeletal injury can be excluded with some confidence, for example, when most of the fractures take place in hospital. 4 7 Fourth, when children were returned to their parents after a report specifying TBBD, none has had subsequent alleged non-accidental injuries.