Rickets is boney changes because of vitamin D deficiency in children. Osteoporosis is loss of  total bone substance in any age group. There are many causes for it.

Both are different.. Rickets is a bone mineralisation problem while osteoporosis is defect in bone mass density.

What are the symptoms of your disease and what test you have got done and what is the age of oatient Consult me search browse on goggle practo website Dr Rajinder sharma senior Orthopaedic neurospine joint Replace surgeon ,42 years expertise chandigarh health Department Govt Multispeciality Hospital retired Chandigarh(U.T)

Both are almost the same..Though there are many causes, this can arise primarily due to low calcium intake and low vit d 3 levels.. Usually the condition is called rickets in children and osteoporosis in old aged people..