Paget's disease of bone and fibrous dysplasia.
This review discusses recent studies of the etiology and epidemiology of Paget's disease of bone, as well as studies of its complications and associations. Medical and surgical treatments are reviewed; agents used in the medical treatment of Paget's disease include pamidronate and other bisphosphonates, gallium nitrate, and plicamycin, among others. The article concludes with a review of various investigations of fibrous dysplasia.
Ryan
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Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy