Osteomyelitis
... Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bones. It can be caused by a variety of microbial agents and situations including: An open injury to the bone such as an open fracture with the bone ends piercing ...

Klippel Feil Syndrome Information Page
... Klippel-Feil Syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the congenital fusion of any 2 of the 7 cervical (neck) vertebrae. It is caused by a failure in the normal segmentation or division of the cer...

Genes and Disease: Muscle and Bone
... The skeleton provides an anchor point against which muscles, attached via tendons, can exert force. There are a number of diseases that are caused by defects in genes important for the formation and f...

Renal Osteodystrophy
... The medical term "renal" describes things related to the kidneys. Renal osteodystrophy is a bone disease that occurs when your kidneys fail to maintain the proper levels of calcium and phosphorus in y...

Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia
... Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia (OSMED) is an inherited disorder of bone growth that results in skeletal abnormalities, severe hearing loss, and distinctive facial features. The name of the condit...

Weissenbacher-Zweymüller syndrome
... Weissenbacher-Zweymüller syndrome is an inherited disorder of bone growth. The condition is characterized by skeletal abnormalities that improve with age, hearing loss, and distinctive facial fea...

Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents
... Typically, when parents think about their children's health, they don't think about their bones. But building healthy bones by adopting healthy nutritional and lifestyle habits in childhood is...

Genes and Disease: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
... Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare genetic disease that causes muscle to be turned into bone. The condition was first reported in the 17th century by Patin, a French phys...

Bone Diseases
... For information on bone diseases such as: osteoporosis Paget's disease of bone osteogenesis imperfecta primary hyperparathyroidism other metabolic bone diseases and disorders Contact: NIH Osteopor...