"Osteomalacia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Disorder caused by an interruption of the mineralization of organic bone matrix leading to bone softening, bone pain, and weakness. It is the adult form of rickets resulting from disruption of VITAMIN D; PHOSPHORUS; or CALCIUM homeostasis.
| Descriptor ID |
D010018
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.198.816.640 C18.452.104.816.640 C18.452.174.845.640 C18.654.521.500.133.770.734.640
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteomalacia" by people in Profiles.
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Gu J, Ge C, Joshi G, Most M, Tai R. Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor: two cases highlighting differences in clinical and radiologic presentation. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 May; 53(5):995-1002.
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Levin RM, Tucci JR. Parkinson disease and metabolic bone disorders: a common connection that needs more attention. Endocr Pract. 2012 Jul-Aug; 18(4):591-4.
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Yuan Q, Sato T, Densmore M, Saito H, Sch?ler C, Erben RG, Lanske B. Deletion of PTH rescues skeletal abnormalities and high osteopontin levels in Klotho-/- mice. PLoS Genet. 2012; 8(5):e1002726.
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Dipaola CP, Bible JE, Biswas D, Dipaola M, Grauer JN, Rechtine GR. Survey of spine surgeons on attitudes regarding osteoporosis and osteomalacia screening and treatment for fractures, fusion surgery, and pseudoarthrosis. Spine J. 2009 Jul; 9(7):537-44.
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Takeda E, Yamamoto H, Nashiki K, Sato T, Arai H, Taketani Y. Inorganic phosphate homeostasis and the role of dietary phosphorus. J Cell Mol Med. 2004 Apr-Jun; 8(2):191-200.