title: The treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta.
abstract: In this article, the author discusses the classification, genetic patterns, histologic and radiographic features, and treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta. Four types of treatment are available: (1) drugs or medications to increase the strength of bone and decrease fractures, (2) physical therapy, (3) bracing and splinting, and (4) surgery, with the most effective treatment being an operation consisting of multiple osteotomies and intramedullary rod fixations.
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D001915:Braces; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010011:Osteocytes / Q000473:pathology; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010027:Osteotomy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011859:Radiography; D013165:Splints