People who have more than one affected bone typically develop symptoms before the age of 10. Symptoms may include: bone pain,bone deformities,fractures and nerve entrapment.Fibrous dysplasia has no cure.Treatment, which may include surgery, focuses on relieving signs and symptoms. Osteoporosis medications may help strengthen bones affected by fibrous dysplasia. This can …show more content…
This condition gets its name from the muscles that are affected most often: those of the face (facio-), around the shoulder blades (scapulo-), and in the upper arms (humeral). Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy also, known as Landouzy-Dejerine, is caused by a missing piece of genetic material from a region of DNA located on the end of chromosome 4. FSHD is a disorder characterized by muscular weakness and wasting. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy affects about 5 out of 100,000 people. It affects men and women equally.. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy mainly affects the face, shoulder, and upper arm