RT Book, Section
A1 Fitzgerald, Paul A.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184697561
T1 Metabolic Bone Disease
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184697561
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  term  "metabolic  bone  disease"  refers  to  conditions  producing  diffuse  reductions  or  increases  in  bone  density  that  affect  bone  integrity.  Conditions  causing  reduced  bone  density  include  osteopenia/osteoporosis  and  osteomalacia.  Osteoporosis  is  characterized  by  reduction  in  both  bone  matrix  and  mineral,  whereas  in  osteomalacia  the  bone  matrix  is  intact  but  bone  mineral  is  decreased.  Conditions  causing  increased  bone  density  are  less  common  and  include  osteopetrosis,  fluorosis,  fibrous  dysplasia,  and  Paget  disease  of  bone.  Metabolic  bone  diseases  may  cause  bone  pain  and  fractures.