"Skeletal Diseases"

Introduction

Paget’s disease of bone is a chronic skeletal disorder, which affects the normal biological processes of your bones. The disease is named after a mid-19th-century English surgeon, Sir James Paget, who also identified Paget’s disease of the breast. Other than sharing his name, however, the two conditions are unrelated.

People with Paget’s disease of bone might experience bone pain, arthritis, fractures, bowing of limbs, and hearing loss if the skull is affected also. These can be caused by enlarged or deformed bones in one or more regions of the skeleton which develop because of excessive bone breakdown and formation. Read the rest of this entry »

The Marfan syndrome is a heritable condition that affects the connective tissue. Because connective tissue is found throughout the body, the Marfan syndrome can affect many body systems, including the skeleton, eyes, heart and blood vessels, nervous system, skin and lungs. The ones affected are: men, women children and people of all races and ethnic backgrounds. It is estimated that at least 1 in 10,000 people in the world have the disorder.

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Osteoporosis, also called porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased risk of fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist. Men as well as women are affected by osteoporosis, a disease that can be prevented and treated ( one out of every two women and one in four men over 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime)

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