Hamdy R C
Division of Geriatric Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1995 Jun;24(2):421-36.
Paget's disease of the bone is characterized by a focal increase in the rate of bone turnover, which goes through phases of activity and quiescence. Most patients are asymptomatic. The two cardinal features are pain and deformities, and many complications may arise. Diphosphonates and calcitonin are the main therapeutic modalities.