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Do brittle bones from osteogenesis imperfecta hurt?

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The broken ones hurt: Osteogenesis imperfecta patients have weakened, brittle bones. The bones break easily and broken bones are painful. A patient appearing in pain should be checked for a new fracture. A person with o.I. Without fractures, probably does not have bone pain, unless he has some areas of small-scale bone damage from over-movement, stress, or pressure. O.I. Specialists can better evaluate such a patient.

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See below: Usually the pain comes from fracture of the bone do to weakness.

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

The bones: themselves do not hurt. However, the weakened bones are prone to fractures, which are painful.

Answered 12/9/2014

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