Paget's disease of the elderly.

B M Rothschild

Journal: Comprehensive therapy 2001;26(4):251-4

PMID: 11126095

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Abstract

Paget's disease of bone affects 10% of those surviving to the eighth decade of life. Relatively easy to diagnose, treatment decisions are more complex. Surgery and immobilization present unique challenges often requiring prophylaxis to prevent activation/exacerbation of the disease.

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DOI: 10.1007/s12019-000-0026-5

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MeSH Terms: Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Calcitonin, Diphosphates, Female, Gout, Humans, Male, Osteitis Deformans, Pain