To present the clinical features and management outcomes in a large longitudinal series of patients with craniofacial fibrous dysplasia (CFD). A total of 42 patients with CFD were identified. The mean ...

Question: I have been diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia in my left fibula. I have been to two surgeons who have both recommended surgery to remove the abnormal bone and replace it with bone grafts. I ...

Osteoporosis, a disease characterized by reduced bone mass and increased skeletal fragility, affects 10 million Americans; another 34 million are at risk for it. Bisphosphonates are widely prescribed ...

A clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health found that a medication, denosumab, significantly reduced abnormal bone turnover in adults with fibrous dysplasia, a rare disease marked by weak ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The presence of fibrous dysplasia alone, without associated visual loss, is not sufficient to warrant prophylactic decompression of the optic nerve, surgeons here advise. Janice S. Lee ...

Bone-resorbing osteoclasts are key players in bone remodeling and their dysfunction has been implicated in several bone disorders such as fibrous dysplasia. Osteoclasts derive from monocytes ...

Bisphosphonates are effective in reducing hip and osteoporotic fractures. However, concerns about atypical femur fractures have contributed to substantially decreased bisphosphonate use, and the ...