| Paget's disease |
A disease characterized by accelerated bone turnover, resulting in the involved bone becoming enlarged but weak and fragile. The bone also feels warmer to touch due to increased blood supply. Also called osteitis deformans.
Ãâó: www.spondylitis.org/patient_resources/glossary.asp...
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| Paget's disease |
disorder characterized by a greatly accelerated remodeling process; osteoclastic resorption is massive and new bone formation by osteoblasts is extensive, resulting in irregular thickening and softening of the bones
Ãâó: www.medtrng.net/webtemplate/glossary_main.htm
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| Paget's disease |
Disease of excess bone removal and replacement with deformity. PCL - Posterior cruciate ligament. Peripheral nerve disorders - Problems involving numbness, tingling and weakness in the upper extremity. Phonophoresis - Therapeutic application of ultrasound with a topical drug, most commonly corticosteroid.
Ãâó: www.orthopaedics.iu.edu/orthoterms.htm
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| Paget's disease |
This is a disease of bone that initially results in the excessive resorption of bone (by osteoclasts) followed by the replacement of normal bone marrow with vascular and fibrous tissue. Many patients are asymptomatic and diagnosed by routine X-rays.
Ãâó: www.physiotherapy.net.au/reference/glossary/p.htm
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