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    Brittle Bone Disease

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    Each bone is made up of a thick outer shell known as cortical bone and a strong inner mesh of trabecular bone which looks like a honeycomb. Bone is alive and constantly changing throughout life. Old, worn out bone is broken down by cells called osteoclasts and replaced by bone building cells called osteoblasts. In childhood, osteoblasts work faster, enabling the skeleton to increase in size, density and strength. During this period of rapid bone growth, it takes the skeleton just two years to completely

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    Process There are two types of fracture healing: primary and secondary healing. Primary healing involves direct intramembranous cortical remodelling excluding callus formation. This initially occurs through the formation of cutting cones from the osteoclasts, which are known as remodelling units; they travel to the fracture site reinstating several new Harvesian systems. Osteoblasts produce osteocytes that directly model the bone by sealing the fracture (Webb and Tricker, 2000). Secondary healing consists

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    Osteoporosis What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease which causes bones to become brittle, which increases the risk of broken bones. Having osteoporosis means that even a small bump may cause a bone fracture. Osteoporosis most commonly affects bones in the spine, hip and wrist, but can affect any bones. Osteoporosis in the spine can result in postural changes, i.e. stooping. What causes Osteoporosis? Ostoeporosis occurs when bones lose minerals, particularly calcium, faster than they

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    Osteoporosis Disease

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    One medication would be the bone remodeling process. There are two different stages of the bone remodeling process. The first stage is bone resorption. Is is the breakdown and the removal of the bones. During respiration special cells which are osteoclasts on the bone's surface dissolve bone tissue and create small cavities. The second stage is the bone formation. During formation other cells also known as osteoplasts fill the cavities with new bone tissue. Bone resorption and bone formation usually

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    Paget's Disease

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    bone turnover is increased as to twenty times the normal rate. The second stage is called the mixed phase. In this phase, the osteoblasts increase because it is trying to keep up with the bone resorption by making new bone. As these two phases (osteoclasts and osteoblasts) repeat, a high degree of bone turnover happens. The final phase of Paget’s disease is called the sclerotic phase. During this stage, the bone formations over rule the bone resorption causing the bone to look abnormally larger and

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    apart by details. The symptoms, treatment, signs, and other details will be discussed and explained. In a normal bone for most people there are two types of cells; osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Osteoblasts are what build up our bones by forming the bone matrix and therefore gives us the strength in our bones. Osteoclasts on the other hand break down the bone matrix so that we don’t get too much of it and that helps the bones to keep its proper shape. In Osteosarcoma the osteoblasts are what help make

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    Osteoporosis is a common bone disorder that has many symptoms. The most common symptoms are fractures. There are many different types of fractures such as hip, wrist, and spine fractures. Fractures indicate that the person has osteoporosis. Osteoporosis with fractures is unrecognized in the clinical setting. Therefore, a diagnosis of osteoporosis can be conducted by the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) which is an efficient tool for evaluate the probability of bone fracture risk. FRAX mainly

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    At the point when matches were first made they were hazardous to make and almost unsafe to light. Charles Sauria, a French scientific expert, found that when white phosphorus was added to the tip of the matchstick matches, they could be lit anyplace. The matches were in incredible interest and extremely gainful for makers (Stolze, 2015). This change came amid the Industrial Revolution before businesses were constrained to execute safe working conditions. It was obligatory for low wage representatives

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    Disease Osteoporosis Osteomalacia Rheumatoid arthritis Gout Osteoarthritis Pathophysiology A metabolic bone disorder in which a reduction in bone mass and density can combine with the loss of bone matrix and mineralization. During the bone remodeling process, bone resorption exceeds bone formation which leads to thin, breakable bones that may fracture easily. A disease from a deficiency of vitamin D and phosphates. An autoimmune disorder causing chronic systemic inflammatory disease. The disease

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    Treatment and Reversal of Osteoporosis via Bioidentical Hormone Therapy and Strontium Replacement Bone is living tissue that cyclically breaks down and is replaced. Osteoporosis happens when the rate of new bone creation flags behind the removal of old bone. This causes bones to become weak and brittle. In severe cases, falls or mild stresses—like bending over or coughing—can cause a fracture. These fractures most commonly occur in the hip, wrist or spine. Healthy diet and weight-bearing exercises

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