Category bone health

Generality Pain in the sacrum is the characteristic painful sensation felt almost at the base of the spine, slightly higher than the buttocks or between the buttocks. The causes of pain in the sacrum include: sacroiliitis, fractures of the sacrum, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, injuries to the back muscles related to the sacrum, spinal abnormalities of the sacral spine, endometriosis, etc

Generality Exostoses are the benign formations of new bone, which can be generated on the surface of the bones of the human body. To determine the appearance of an exostosis can be a repeated irritative phenomenon, a trauma, an infection or a genetic mutation; however, in a not inconsiderable number of cases, these benign neo-formations of bone are due to unknown reasons

Generality Rheumatic fever is a generalized inflammatory process, which affects several anatomical districts of the body; the most affected sites are the large joints, the heart, the skin and the nervous system. The disorder has a curious origin: due to a bacterial infection, sustained by group A streptococcus, the immune system begins to function incorrectly and to act against the organism to be defended

Generality Progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia ( FOP ) is a genetic disease that, in its carriers, induces the formation of lumps of bone outside the skeleton, in particular on joints and muscles. Taken from Wikipedia.org Due to the mutation of the ACVR1 gene (a gene that controls the development and repair of bones), progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia can be a condition that human beings develop during embryonic development (which is more common) or that they inherit from one of their parents (rare)

Generality The rib fracture consists in the rupture - more or less severe - of one or more ribs of the rib cage. This is a fairly common injury, which in most cases takes place following a blow to the chest, suffered for example during the practice of a contact sport or a car accident. The typical symptoms and signs of rib fracture consist in pain (especially during deep breathing), swelling and the presence of a more or less extensive hematoma, in the fractured area

Generality The pelvic fractures are particular injuries, characterized by the rupture of one or more bones of the pelvis. The main cause of pelvic fractures is trauma to the pelvis, which occurs during road accidents, accidental falls or impacts during sports activities such as football, rugby, American football, etc

Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis Paget's disease is a chronic disease characterized by an alteration of the bone remodeling cycle, due to which some bone areas become metabolically hyperactive and richly vascularized. The cause of Paget's bone disease is unknown, but hypotheses suggest the involvement of a genetic (familial) alteration and / or exposure to a virus

Generality Paget 's disease is a metabolic disease of the bone, also known as deforming osteitis or Paget's bone disease . The pathology involves an alteration of the bone remodeling, which occurs with an exaggerated and disordered rhythm, undermining the structural integrity of the skeleton and predisposing it to fractures and osee malformations

Generality Still 's disease is an inflammatory disease, chronic in nature, very similar to rheumatoid arthritis. Due to unknown causes, Still's disease causes various disorders, including: high fever, skin rash, sore throat and joint and muscle pain. Given that the symptoms resemble those of many other diseases, making a correct and early diagnosis is not simple: before pronouncing, in fact, the doctor must carefully evaluate numerous parameters

Generality Perthes' disease , also called Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease , is a disease typical of children, which affects the hip joint, particularly the femoral head. Figure: anterior representation of the bony structures of the pelvis and of the hip joint of a male patient with Perthes' disease.