<prompt> Primary metabolic bone disorder in scurvy is ___Decreased mineralizationDecreased osteoid matrix formationIncreased bone resorptionDecreased bone mass with normal mineralization and osteoid formation  <response>: 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 