Bone Maladies

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achondroplasia

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a hereditary disorder of cartilage and bone formation

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ankylosing spondylitis

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a rheumatoid arthritis of the spine

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arthritis

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inflammation of one or more joints

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rheumatoid

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the most common type of arthritis

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chondrosarcoma

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malignant tumor of cartilage

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degenerative joint disease

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joint disease which is characterized by degeneration of the articular cartilage

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Ewing tumor

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a cancerous tumor or malignancy which invades the entire bone shaft; type of

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sarcoma

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a cancerous tumor or malignancy which invades the entire bone shaft

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gout

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a systemic disease due to depositation of urate crystals

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Hurler syndrome

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this condition is a result of a deficiency in alkaline phosphate; type of

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mucopolysaccharides

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this condition is a result of a deficiency in alkaline phosphate

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Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

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there is a loss of blood suppy in the head of the femur

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Marfan syndrome

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abnormal formation of connective tissue

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multiple myeloma

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most common bone neoplasm-tumor derived from the blood cells

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Osgood-Schlatter disease

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affects the tibial tubercle, where the patella inserts onto the tibia, it manifests when growth centers become stressed

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osteochondritis dissecans

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osteochondrosis involving the joints, particularly the shoulder and knee joints

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osteochondrosis

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a group of developmental disorders which affect ossification centers and usually occur in adolescence

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oseogenesis imperfecta

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a result of abnormal formation of connective tissues

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osteoid osteoma

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a benign lesion which can occur in any bone but is most common in the long bones

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osteomalacia

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softening of bone

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osteomyelitis

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a bacterial infection of the bone, although it can be a fungal infection

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Staphylococcus aureus

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most common osteomyelitis

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osteoporosis

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occurs when the density of the bone is inadequate to allow for the proper support required

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kyphosis

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forward hunching of the spine

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Paget disease

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a degenerative disorder of the bone resulting in the softening and swelling of bone

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psoriatic arthritis

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joint involvement of psoriasis

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Reiter syndrome

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arthritis associated with non bacterial urethritis, conjunctivitis, cevicitis, and mucocutaneous lesions

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rickets

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occur in infants as a result of overgrowth of poorly mineralized bone and enlarged marrow cavities

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Scheuermann disease

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specifically affects the ossification centers of the vertebrae

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scoliosis

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lateral curvature of the spine in the erect position caused by malignment of the vertebrae