The management of fractures in Paget's disease of bone.
The results of the treatment of 89 fractures of bone affected by Paget's disease are presented. The typical features of these fractures, the common sites affected, the rate of healing and the complications involved, including the incidence of malignant change, are reviewed. The possible role of calcitonin in the prevention of these fractures is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors
D002116:Calcitonin