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Fibrous Dysplasia - Dr Greene
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Fibrous dysplasia is the most common bone abnormality that occurs during the years of growth and development (as opposed to osteoporosis, the most common bone abnormality during the years of our bodies' decline). Dysplasia means abnormal development. Fibrous dysplasia is a disease of the bone in which the outer layers...
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Fibrous Dysplasia AAOS
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Fibrous dysplasia is a chronic condition of the skeleton where a portion of a bone develops abnormally. The condition begins before birth. It is caused by a gene mutation that affects the cells that produce bone. The mutation causes the cells to form an abnormal type of fibrous bone...
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