Paget’s disease, also called Osteitis deformans, is a disease in which excessive bone breakdown and abnormal bone formation occurs. The disease occurs worldwide, but is more common in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand where it is seen in up to 5% of the elderly population. Most people with Paget’s disease are over the age of 40.
Many patients discover they have Paget’s disease inadvertently during an unrelated X-ray. It can also be diagnosed th
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