Osteomalacia is associated with- DELETE: (A) Decreses in osteoid volume, (B) Decrease in osteoid surface, (C) Increase in osteoid maturation time, (D) Increase in mineral apposition rate
Answer is C. *In rickets/osteomalacia mineralization of osteoid is defective, i.e, osteoid formation is normal,but mineralization of osteoid is defective. Ref: Maheshwari 6th/e p.312