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- Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curve of the spine.
- Acromegaly
Acromegaly is caused by an excess of growth hormone in adults, which causes the overgrowth of bones in the face, hands, feet and internal organs.
- Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis means an infection of bone which can either be recent or longstanding.
- McCune-Albright syndrome
The severity of symptoms or how a child with McCune-Albright syndrome will be affected throughout life is difficult to predict.
- Rib injuries
Rib injuries may include bruises, torn cartilage and bone fractures.
- Rickets
Rickets is a preventable childhood bone disease caused by a lack of vitamin D.
- Amyloidosis
A person with amyloidosis produces aggregates of insoluble protein that cannot be eliminated from the body.
- Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma is cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow.
- Treacher Collins syndrome
Treacher Collins syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects growth and development of the head, causing facial defects and hearing loss.
- Fibrous dysplasia
Fibrous dysplasia causes abnormal growth or swelling of bone, but it is not a form of cancer.