TYPES OF OSTEOMALACIA
TYPES OF OSTEOMALACIA Part of “CHAPTER 63 – OSTEOMALACIA AND RICKETS“ Osteomalacia can result from abnormalities in vitamin D metabolism, phosphate deficiency, various mineralization defects, and states of rapid bone…
RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS
RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS Part of “CHAPTER 63 – OSTEOMALACIA AND RICKETS“ The most common radiographic change in osteomalacia is reduced skeletal density, a nonspecific finding with little diagnostic value. More helpful…
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
CLINICAL PRESENTATION Part of “CHAPTER 63 – OSTEOMALACIA AND RICKETS“ Sometimes patients with osteomalacia have no symptoms, so that the diagnosis is not readily apparent early in the course of…
PATHOGENESIS
PATHOGENESIS Part of “CHAPTER 63 – OSTEOMALACIA AND RICKETS“ For mineralization to take place normally, newly formed osteoid must be normal both qualitatively and quantitatively, the concentrations of calcium and…
DEFINITION
DEFINITION Part of “CHAPTER 63 – OSTEOMALACIA AND RICKETS“ Related posts: REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR AND BINDING PROTEIN GONADOTROPE ADENOMAS OF THE PITUITARY PROLACTIN HYPERSECRETION DEFINITIONS THYROID-HORMONE RECEPTOR…
OSTEOMALACIA AND RICKETS
OSTEOMALACIA AND RICKETS Norman H. Bell DEFINITION PATHOGENESIS Related posts: REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR AND BINDING PROTEIN GONADOTROPE ADENOMAS OF THE PITUITARY PROLACTIN HYPERSECRETION DEFINITIONS THYROID-HORMONE RECEPTOR BINDING…
PARATHYROID CARCINOMA
PARATHYROID CARCINOMA Part of “CHAPTER 62 – SURGERY OF THE PARATHYROID GLANDS“ Hyperparathyroidism caused by parathyroid carcinoma is rare; the reported incidence is from 0.5% to 4% (see Chap. 48…
IMMEDIATE VERSUS DELAYED AUTOGRAFTING
IMMEDIATE VERSUS DELAYED AUTOGRAFTING Part of “CHAPTER 62 – SURGERY OF THE PARATHYROID GLANDS“ The decision to use immediate versus delayed autografting depends on the potential risk of graft loss…
PARATHYROID AUTOTRANSPLANTATION
PARATHYROID AUTOTRANSPLANTATION Part of “CHAPTER 62 – SURGERY OF THE PARATHYROID GLANDS“ Clinical circumstances in which parathyroid autotransplantation is useful include radical thyroid surgery with either unavoidable or inadvertent devascularization…
MEDIASTINAL EXPLORATION
MEDIASTINAL EXPLORATION Part of “CHAPTER 62 – SURGERY OF THE PARATHYROID GLANDS“ The mediastinum is explored through either a cervical incision23 or a median sternotomy (see Fig. 62-4B). If the…
