Osteitis Deformans

Synonyms

Osseous Paget's Disease

Paget Disease of Bone

Paget Disease, Bone

Paget's Disease of Bone

Pagets Disease, Bone

A disease marked by repeated episodes of increased bone resorption followed by excessive attempts at repair, resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass. The resultant architecture of the bone assumes a mosaic pattern in which the fibers take on a haphazard pattern instead of the normal parallel symmetry.