Chapter 13 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)»Other osteopathies (M86-M90)»Osteitis deformans [Paget's disease of bone] (M88)

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Osteitis deformans [Paget's disease of bone]

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Osteitis Deformans9 drugs (9 approved)

A disease marked by repeated episodes of increased bone resorption followed by excessive attempts at repair, resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass. The resultant architecture of the bone assumes a mosaic pattern in which the fibers take on a haphazard pattern instead of the normal parallel symmetry.