title: Paget's disease of bone and fibrous dysplasia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy