Bone Disorders
Skeletons do not discriminate; they reveal the truth about a person, regardless of their wealth or status - Dr. Sue Black, Written in Bone: The Secret History of the Human Skeleton
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Six rare bone disorders you probably haven’t heard of
Bones are, quite literally, the foundation of your whole body. Without them, you are a pile of goo. With them, though, you are a pile of goo that can hold yourself upright and walk, run, skip, and jump as you please. So when things go wrong with your bones, everything can become a mess. Beyond your basic fractures and hip replacements, there are some strange and unusual disorders that can manifest in your skeleton...Most of these disorders are exceedingly rare, but if anything that makes them even more fascinating—and will maybe even help you appreciate your skeleton even more.
Articles of Interest
#YesYouScan Know Your Risk For Osteoporosis
A great first step is to get preventive bone screenings — known as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, or DXA, scans — to help you change the path of this disease. DXA scans are a powerful tool for predicting fractures. And they are fast, easy, noninvasive and painless to perform.
A Patient’s Guide to Bone and Joint Diseases
Bone & Joint Health Center News, Articles and Research from U.S. News & World Report.
Doctors are blasé about bone health, and it’s leading to more broken bones in the elderly
Osteoporosis could spiral out of control if we don’t get serious about these screening and treatment issues.
How A Bone Disease Grew To Fit The Prescription
NPR's Alix Spiegel explains how the marketing of the pills changed the definition of a disease and created a whole new category of people who saw themselves as needing treatment.
Metabolic Bone Disease
Metabolic bone diseases include osteoporosis, osteomalacia (rickets) and hyperparathyroidism. These conditions can cause weakened bone, loss of bone, frequent fractures or delayed growth in children.
Own the Bone
The American Orthopaedic Association developed Own the Bone as a quality improvement program to address the osteoporosis treatment gap and prevent subsequent fragility fractures.
Sleeping Fewer Than 5 Hours a Night Tied to Bone Problems
Menopausal women who didn’t get enough sleep were at increased risk of osteoporosis.
