| Treatments for Bone Disorders Treatment for bone disorders:
Specific treatment
for a bone disorder will be determined by your physician based on:
- your age, overall health, and medical history
- extent of the disease
- your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- expectations for the course of the disease
- your opinion or preference
Treatment may include:
- assistive devices (i.e., casts or crutches)
- core decompression - a surgical procedure in which the inner layer of bone is removed
to reduce pressure, allow for increased blood flow, and slow or stop
bone and/or joint destruction.
- osteotomy - a surgical procedure to reshape the bone and reduce stress on the affected area.
- bone graft - a surgical procedure in which healthy bone is transplanted from another part of
the patient's body into the affected area.
- arthroplasty (total joint replacement) - a
surgical procedure to remove and replace an arthritic or damaged joint
with an artificial joint (called a prosthesis); may be considered
only after other treatment options have failed to provide adequate
relief from pain and/or disability.
- chemotherapy - when cancer is present, this systemic procedure
involves the use of drugs to destroy the cancer cells.
- surgery - when cancer is present, surgery may include
biopsy to diagnose and stage the cancer, and/or a procedure to remove the cancerous tissue or tumor.
- amputation - although limb-sparing surgery normally is the goal,
sometimes, the extent of the cancer
requires that an entire limb be removed, a surgical procedure called amputation.
- radiation therapy - when cancer is present, radiation
may be used to kill cancerous cells. This type of treatment may include
the following:
- internal radiation - radioactive pellets are
implanted in the affected area.
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