Bone Diseases

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Skeleton -- Side View (American Medical Association)
• Bones, Muscles, and Joints (Nemours Foundation)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Bone Markers (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Bone Scan: Using Nuclear Medicine to Look for Bone Abnormalities (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Calcium Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Radiography (X-Ray): Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Bone Grafting (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Bone Lengthening (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Use of Bisphosphonates in Metabolic Bone Diseases (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• What Can You Tell Me about Bone and Tissue Transplantation? (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Bone and Joint Infections (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Bone Spurs (Osteophytes) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Bone Tumor (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Craniosynostosis and Craniofacial Disorders (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
• Hypophosphatasia (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• Information for Patients about Fibrous Dysplasia (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• Information for Patients about Osteopetrosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• Information for Patients about Primary Hyperparathyroidism (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• Klippel-Feil Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Myeloma Bone Disease (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• Osteitis Condensans Ilii (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Osteomyelitis (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Osteopenia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Renal Osteodystrophy (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• What Is Osteomalacia? (Merck & Co., Inc.)

• Prevention/Screening
• ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Exercise and Bone and Joint Conditions (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Smoking and Musculoskeletal Health (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Related Issues
• Hearing Loss and Bone Disorders (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Weissenbacher-Zweymüller syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genes and Disease: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
• Genes and Disease: Muscle and Bone (National Center for Biotechnology Information)

• Directories
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  Also available in: Spanish
• National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Statistics
• Orthopaedic Fast Facts (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Children
• Big Story on Bones (Nemours Foundation) - requires Shockwave Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• McCune-Albright Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• MedlinePlus: Rickets (National Library of Medicine)
• Orthopedic Conditions (Nemours Foundation)