Saturday, November 13, 2010

Common Disorders of the Skeletal System

Here are some of the diseases of our bones causing paralysis and death among Filipino men & women at any age :

*Osteoporosis - It occurs especially in women after the menopause in which the bones become very porous, break easily, and heal slowly. It may lead to curvature of the spine after the vertebrae collapse.

*Bone cancer - leads to paralysis

*Osteocsarcoma - affects males commonly between ages 10-25 years old

*Erwing's sarcoma - triggers the bone marrows

*Lymphomas - more on the lymph nodes

*Chondrosarcoma - attacks cartilage cells

*Fibrosarcoma - causes primary malignant tumours that damages the bone cells itself

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