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  1. Scoliosis

    Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curve of the spine.

  2. 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.

  3. Osteomyelitis

    Osteomyelitis means an infection of bone which can either be recent or longstanding.

  4. McCune-Albright syndrome

    The severity of symptoms or how a child with McCune-Albright syndrome will be affected throughout life is difficult to predict.

  5. Rickets

    Rickets is a preventable childhood bone disease caused by a lack of vitamin D.

  6. Rib injuries

    Rib injuries may include bruises, torn cartilage and bone fractures.

  7. Amyloidosis

    A person with amyloidosis produces aggregates of insoluble protein that cannot be eliminated from the body.

  8. Multiple myeloma

    Multiple myeloma is cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow.

  9. Treacher Collins syndrome

    Treacher Collins syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects growth and development of the head, causing facial defects and hearing loss.

  10. Fibrous dysplasia

    Fibrous dysplasia causes abnormal growth or swelling of bone, but it is not a form of cancer.

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