title: Orthopedic aspects of metabolic bone disease.
abstract: Although metabolic bone disorders are common, they may be difficult to distinguish on the basis of clinical and radiologic findings. Understanding their diverse manifestations on imaging studies may allow early diagnosis. This article discusses osteoporosis, osteomalacia, rickets, hyperparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, renal osteodystrophy, and Paget disease, with emphasis on radiologic differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1088, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lenchik
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sartoris
mesh_terms: D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003720:Densitometry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography