How Do You Get Tested For Fibrous Dysplasia?
A chronic skeletal condition, fibrous dysplasia occurs when part of a bone develops abnormally before birth. Instead of normal bone growth, fibrous tissue grows, causing a deformed and brittle bone. Typically discovered in childhood, it commonly affects the thigh bone, shin bone, pelvis, upper arm bone, ribs and skull. Usually by age 10, symptoms show as frequent fractures, bone pain, bone deformities or difficulty walking. Read on to learn more. Make an appointment with your child’s physician. Describe your child’s symptoms to her physician, who then performs a physical examination and likely orders X-rays of the problem area. Have your child’s bone X-rayed. Fibrous dysplasia shows up on the x-ray as an area of the bone appearing like hazy, ground glass, a bowing of the bone or as bone expansion. Allow your child’s physician to order a CT, MRI and bone scan to determine the extent of the bone’s disorder. Consent to a bone biopsy if your child’s physician deems it necessary. A biopsy i
