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Osteomalacia: Introduction
Osteomalacia: A condition where the bones gradually soften and bend due to poor calcification stemming from a lack or impaired metabolism of vitamin D. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Osteomalacia is available below.
Symptoms of Osteomalacia
- Weak bones
- Bone pain
- Spinal bone pain
- Pelvic bone pain
- Leg bone pain
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Osteomalacia: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Osteomalacia
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Diagnostic Tests for Osteomalacia
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Misdiagnosis and Osteomalacia
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Causes of Osteomalacia
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Malabsorption
- Inadequate sunlight exposure
- Hypocalcemia
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Treatments for Osteomalacia
- Vitamin D
- High-calcium diet
- High-phosphorus diet
- Treatments for hypocalcemia
- Vitamin D - possibly used if condition is caused by vitamin D deficiency
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Latest Treatments for Osteomalacia
- Alendronate
- Calcitonin
- Calcium supplementation
- Estrogen
- Etidronate
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Reseach about Osteomalacia
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Clinical Trials for Osteomalacia
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Osteomalacia include:
- Catheterization to Locate Mesenchymal Tumors in Patients With Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia or Oncogenic Osteomalacia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Resistance to Vitamin D or Parathyroid Hormone - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Evaluation and Treatment of Skeletal Diseases - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Standard of care treatment
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Statistics for Osteomalacia
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Osteomalacia: Broader Related Topics
- Vitamin D deficiency
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Types of Osteomalacia
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Definitions of Osteomalacia:
A metabolic bone disease that results from either a deficiency in vitamin D, or an abnormality in the metabolism of vitamin D, or a deficiency of calcium in the diet. The most common symptoms are bone pain and muscle weakness. When it occurs in children it is commonly referred to as rickets. (Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) --2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)
Abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Osteomalacia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Osteomalacia, or a subtype of Osteomalacia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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