title: The anatomic distribution of osteitis deformans.
abstract: Previous observations on the anatomic distribution of Paget's disease of bone are substantiated by a study of an additional 639 patients and by comparison with radionucleide bone imaging. The main anatomic features are a preference for the lower rather than the upper limb girdle, a spinal distribution similar to that seen in vertebral spondylosis, and a tendency to right-sided involvement. Bone stress is a possible explanation of the skeletal distribution, and may therefore be significant in the pathogenesis of the disease.
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology