Bone Pain

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Etiology 3 Management 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

Introduction

• Pain originating from bone. Also see arthralgia.

Etiology

• fracture or trauma (focal)
• infection, osteomyelitis
• osteoid osteoma (focal)
• malignancy (primary or metastatic)
• leukemia
• Paget's disease (focal or diffuse)
• osteomalacia (diffuse, vitamin D deficiency) [2]
• osteoporosis (diffuse)
• ischemia ( sickle cell anemia)
• metabolic bone disease (diffuse)
• overuse

Management

• opiates
• dexamethasone (24 mg/day in divided doses)
• pamidronate
• NSAIDs [3]

More General Terms

• musculoskeletal pain

Additional Terms

• arthralgia
• myalgia (muscle pain)

References

1. Ferri's Clinical Advisor, Instant Diagnosis and Treatment, Ferri FF (ed), Mosby, Philadelphia, 2003, pg 950
2. Prescriber's Letter 11(2):11 2004 Detail-Document#: [1] (subscription needed) [2]
3. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition Parada JT et al (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2010
4. Bone pain or tenderness Medline Plus [3]

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