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Avascular necrosis: see Osteonecrosis
Bone cancer: see Bone Cancer
Bone cyst, unicameral: see Bone Tumors - Benign
Bone fractures: see Bone Fractures
Bone loss, kidney disease: see Bone Loss & Kidney Disease
Bone loss, osteoporosis: see Osteoporosis
Bone tumors, cancerous: see Bone Cancer
Bone tumors, non-cancerous: see Bone Tumors - Benign
Calcium, osteoporosis: see Calcium and Osteoporosis
Cancer, bone: see Bone Cancer
Chondrosarcoma: see Bone Cancer
Clubfoot: see Clubfoot
Craniofacial Disorders: see Craniofacial Disorders
Curvature of the spine: see Curvature of the Spine
DEXA scan: see DEXA Scan
Ewing's sarcoma: see Bone Cancer
Fibrous dysplasia: see Bone Tumors - Benign
Fractures: see Bone Fractures
Giant cell tumor: see Bone Tumors - Benign
Hip fracture: see Hip Fracture
Hypercalcemia: see Hypercalcemia
Hyperparathyroidism: see Parathyroid Glands
Ischemic necrosis: see Osteonecrosis
Joint replacement: see Joint Replacement
Kidney disease, bone loss: see Bone Loss & Kidney Disease
Kyphosis: see Curvature of the Spine
Leukemia: see Leukemia
Multiple myeloma: see Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma
Orthopedics: see Orthopedics
Osgood-Schlatter disease: see The Knee
Osteoarthritis: see Osteoarthritis
Osteochondritis dissecans, knee: see The Knee
Osteochondroma: see Bone Tumors - Benign
Osteodystrophy, renal: see Bone Loss and Kidney Disease
Osteoid osteomas: see Bone Tumors - Benign
Osteomalacia: see Osteomalacia and Rickets
Osteonecrosis: see Osteonecrosis
Osteopenia: see Osteoporosis
Osteopetrosis: see Osteopetrosis
Osteoporosis: see Osteoporosis
Osteosarcoma: see Bone Cancer
Paget's disease of bone: see Paget's Disease of Bone
Physical therapy: see Rehabilitation
Plasmacytoma: see Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma
Rickets: see Osteomalacia and Rickets
Scheuermann's Disease: see Curvature of the Spine
Scoliosis: see Curvature of the Spine
Spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis: see The Spine
Stress fractures: see Bone Fractures
Tumors, non-cancerous: see Bone Tumors - Benign
Ultrasound: see Ultrasound
Unicameral bone cyst: see Bone Tumors - Benign
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Your bones perform a number of essential functions. They support and protect your internal organs. They act as levers and braces for your muscles to help you move. They also produce and store blood cells in the bone marrow. Although we may think of bones as being static, bones are actually living, growing tissue. Throughout a person's lifetime, old bone is removed (resorption) and new bone is added to the skeleton (formation). Normally, during childhood and the teenage years, new bone is added faster than old bone is removed.