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Paget's sickness of bone (typically referred to as Paget's ailment or, traditionally, osteitis deformans) is a circumstance related to mobile reworking and deformity of 1 or greater bones. The affected bones show symptoms of dysregulated bone remodeling at the microscopic stage, in particular excessive bone breakdown and subsequent disorganized new bone formation. These structural changes cause the bone to weaken, which may additionally result in deformity, ache, fracture or arthritis of associated joints.

The exact cause is unknown, although main theories imply both genetic and acquired elements (see Causes). Paget's disorder may additionally affect any one or a couple of bones of the frame (most usually pelvis, tibia, femur, lumbar vertebrae, and cranium), however never the whole skeleton, and does not spread from bone to bone. Rarely, a bone stricken by Paget's disease can rework right into a malignant bone cancer.

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