PAGET’S DISEASE OF THE BONE: AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF LOW BACK PAIN IN AN ADULT MALE
Paget’s disease of the bone (PDB) or osteitis deformans is a chronic metabolic bone disorder, characterized by focal increase in bone resorption, followed by a rapid and abnormal bone repair with a disorganized and excessive bone formation, leading to pain, bone deformities and, eventually, fracture...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Rheumatology |
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| Online Access: | https://rjr.com.ro/articles/2016.4/RJR_2016_4_Art-06.pdf |