Paget’s disease of the bone

What is Paget’s disease of the bone?

Paget’s disease of the bone is a metabolic bone disorder in which the normal repair and renewal process within bone is disrupted.

It is often localised to just one bone. It commonly affects the skull, pelvis and lower leg.

For some people it is a chance finding and causes no symptoms.

For others it can cause pain, deformity and fracture.

Bone health

A genetic condition, which causes fractures to occur easily, often referred to as 'brittle bone disease'

Bone health

Soft bones often due to severely low levels of vitamin D, which can cause bone pain and muscle weakness.

Bone health

The body produces too little parathyroid hormone leading to low calcium levels in the blood.