BONE DISORDERS

OSTEOPOROSIS

• Causes bone to become weak and brittle.
• Occurs when the creation of bone doesn't keep up with
• the removal of old bone.
• Symptoms: back pain, stooped posture, easily fractured
• bones, and loss of height over time.

RICKETS

• is the softening and weakening of bones in children.
• Caused by a prolonged vitamin D deficiency.
• Symptoms: delayed growth; pain in the spine, pelvis, and legs;
• muscle weakness, and skeletal deformities.

PAGET'S DISEASE

• Disrupts your recycling process of replacing old bone
• with new bone.
• The affected bones may become fragile and weak.
• Most commonly occurs in the pelvis, skull, spine, and legs.
• Symptoms: usually no symptoms, but sometimes, bone pain.

OSTEOARTHRITIS

• Most common form of arthritis.
• Occurs when the protective cartilage on the
• ends of your bones wears down over time.
• Commonly affects joints in hands, neck, lower back, knees, and hips.
• Symptoms: pain, tenderness, stiffness, & loss of flexibility.

ACROMEGALY

• is a hormonal disorder has your pituitary gland produces
• too much growth hormone causing your bones to increase in size.
• Can cause children to have gigantism.
• Few of the symptoms: enlarged hands and feet, enlarged facial
• features, fatigue, deepened voice, impaired vision, & headaches.