Osteodystrophy
Dystrophic growth of the bone
Medical condition
Osteodystrophy | |
---|---|
Specialty | Medical genetics |
Causes | hyperphosphatemia |
Osteodystrophy is any dystrophic growth of the bone. It is defective bone development that is usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism.[citation needed]
One form is renal osteodystrophy.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Renal osteodystrophy (Concept Id: C0035086) - MedGen - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
External links
This article about a disease of musculoskeletal and connective tissue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e