Fibrous Dysplasia is a rare bone disease characterized by areas of abnormal growth or
lesions in one or more bones. The skull is usually affected as are the legs, arms and ribs. This
disease cannot spread from one bone to another. About 70% of people have only one bone
involved. This condition is called monostotic fibrous dysplasia. When fibrous dysplasia is in
more than one bone it is called polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (fibrousdysplasia.org). This bone
disease replaces normal bone with fibrous type tissues. This tissue is not as hard as normal bone
because it is soft and stringy. This causes the bone to be more fragile and prove to break easily.
A related disease to fibrous dysplasia is called McCune-Albright Syndrome. Also known …show more content…
Other sources of diagnosis are
MRI’s that produce detailed images of organs, soft tissues, muscles ligaments and other
structures within the body. CT scans use a combination of x-rays and computer technology to
produce cross sectional images of the body. EOS imaging that creates three dimensional models
from planar images as the patient stands. Radioisotope bone scans can help isolate an area of
abnormal bone growth and Plain radiographs are often sufficient to help make a diagnosis of
fibrous dysplasia (fibrousdysplasia.org).
Children and young adults are most affected by fibrous dysplasia. Most will experience
fewer problems after puberty especially with lesions in the arms and legs. People with more than
one affected bone develop symptoms before the age of ten. Often, some people could continue
to have problems with their fibrous dysplasia past puberty and they can be diagnosed with this
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disease in adulthood. Although this is a rare disease, it occurs in males and females. People of
all races and from all parts of the world. There is nothing a parent can do to prevent the fibrous
dysplasia mutation from happening. It is important that families receive genetic
lesions in one or more bones. The skull is usually affected as are the legs, arms and ribs. This
disease cannot spread from one bone to another. About 70% of people have only one bone
involved. This condition is called monostotic fibrous dysplasia. When fibrous dysplasia is in
more than one bone it is called polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (fibrousdysplasia.org). This bone
disease replaces normal bone with fibrous type tissues. This tissue is not as hard as normal bone
because it is soft and stringy. This causes the bone to be more fragile and prove to break easily.
A related disease to fibrous dysplasia is called McCune-Albright Syndrome. Also known …show more content…
Other sources of diagnosis are
MRI’s that produce detailed images of organs, soft tissues, muscles ligaments and other
structures within the body. CT scans use a combination of x-rays and computer technology to
produce cross sectional images of the body. EOS imaging that creates three dimensional models
from planar images as the patient stands. Radioisotope bone scans can help isolate an area of
abnormal bone growth and Plain radiographs are often sufficient to help make a diagnosis of
fibrous dysplasia (fibrousdysplasia.org).
Children and young adults are most affected by fibrous dysplasia. Most will experience
fewer problems after puberty especially with lesions in the arms and legs. People with more than
one affected bone develop symptoms before the age of ten. Often, some people could continue
to have problems with their fibrous dysplasia past puberty and they can be diagnosed with this
Rumsey 3
disease in adulthood. Although this is a rare disease, it occurs in males and females. People of
all races and from all parts of the world. There is nothing a parent can do to prevent the fibrous
dysplasia mutation from happening. It is important that families receive genetic