Health and Medical Guide to Bones, Joints and Muscles Bone Diseases Health information topics about Bone Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Skeleton -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZKBBGBGJC&sub_... 2. Bones, Muscles, and Joints Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/bones_muscles_joints.html Children 1. Big Story on Bones Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_SW.html 2. Orthopedic Conditions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/bone/orthopedic_conditions.html 3. McCune-Albright Syndrome National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/Mccune.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteomyelitis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010019&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001847&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Bone Markers American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bone_markers/glance.ht... 2. Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=372&topcategory=Abo... 3. Radiography (X-Ray): Bone American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/bone_radiography.htm 4. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00035 5. Bone Scan: Using Nuclear Medicine to Look for Bone Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00020 6. Calcium Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/calcium/test.html Directories 1. Find an Orthopaedist American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progr National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... 2. Genetics Home Reference: Weissenbacher-Zweym&Atild National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=weissenbacherzweymullersyndrome 3. Genetics Home Reference: Recessive multiple epiphy National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=recessivemultipleepiphysealdysplasia 4. Genetics Home Reference: Otospondylomegaepiphyseal National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=otospondylomegaepiphysealdysplasia 5. Genes and Disease: Muscle and Bone National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... Organizations 1. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/ 2. National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Rel National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.osteo.org/ 3. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/ Prevention/Screening 1. Smoking and Musculoskeletal Health American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=240&topcategory=Wel... 2. ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/alp/test.html Related Issues 1. Hearing Loss and Bone Disorders Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r604i&doctitle=Hearing+Loss+%26+Bone+D... 2. Hyperparathyroidism: What It Is and How It's American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/251.xml Specific Conditions 1. Hypophosphatasia Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=i102i&doctitle=Hypophosphatasia&doctyp... 2. Bone and Joint Infections Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00545 3. What Is Osteomalacia? Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_ha/sidebars/sb22_1.html 4. Renal Osteodystrophy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/renalosteodystrophy/index.htm 5. Osteopenia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01154 6. Bone Cyst Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00437 7. Bone Spurs (Osteophytes) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00189 8. Bone Tumor American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=278&topcategory=Abo... 9. Craniosynostosis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00493 10. Fibrous Dysplasia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00790 11. Giant Cell Tumor of Bone American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=475&topcategory=Gen... 12. Information for Patients about Fibrous Dysplasia Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=p111i&doctitle=Fibrous+Dysplasia&docty... 13. Information for Patients about Osteopetrosis Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=p117i&doctitle=Osteopetrosis&doctype=H... 14. Osteomyelitis Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2700/2702.asp?index=... 15. Osteochondroma (Bone Tumor) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=474&topcategory=Gen... 16. Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/488.xml 17. Osteitis Condensans Ilii Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00316 18. Klippel-Feil Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/klippel_feil/klippel_feil.htm 19. Information for Patients about Primary Hyperparath Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=p112i&doctitle=Primary+Hyperparathyroi... Statistics 1. Orthopaedic Fast Facts American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=93&topcategory=Abou... Treatment 1. Exercise and Bone and Joint Conditions American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=14&topcategory=well... 2. What Can You Tell Me about Bone and Tissue Transpl American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=53&topcategory=... 3. Use of Bisphosphonates in Metabolic Bone Diseases Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=p128i&doctitle=Use+of+Bisphosphonates+... 4. Limb Lengthening American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=310&topcategory=Abo...   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/bonesjoi/public_html/carp/autocache/c56f49b02c797209bec1338a4d957740 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.