1. Heather Durham

2. Fibrous Dysplasia occurs when bone gets destroyed and replaced with bone tissue What is it?

3. Bone Sores Difficulty walking Endocrine Gland issues Unusual skin color Uneven growth of bones Symptoms

4. Occurs in childhood Between 3-15 years Very uncommon No single sex is affected more than another Prevalence

5. The cause is unknown Believed to be caused by chemical abnormality in bone protein It is not hereditary Causes

6. Surgery to remove the affected bone Removal of bone wedge Place a rod down shaft of bone Pain management Medication Physical therapy Treatments

7. Bone deformity 1.The bone can bend 2.May cause scoliosis Loss of vision and hearing Arthritis Very rare, but cancer Complications

8. Any bone can be affected Most common bones: femur, tibia, ribs, skull, facial bones, humorous, pelvis and the spine No way to prevent it Facts

9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p ubmedhealth/PMH0002214/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p ubmedhealth/PMH0002214/ http://stanfordhospital.org/heal thLib/testgreystone/bone/fibrd ys.htmlhttp://stanfordhospital.org/heal thLib/testgreystone/bone/fibrd ys.html http://www.niams.nih.gov/Heal th_Info/Bone/Additional_Bone_ Topics/fibrous_dysplasia.asp#ahttp://www.niams.nih.gov/Heal th_Info/Bone/Additional_Bone_ Topics/fibrous_dysplasia.asp#a Sources