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When is surgery the appropriate therapy for people with bone complications?
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Ask the surgeon: The timing of any surgery is up to the operating surgeon, primary care physcian; and the patient.
Answered 1/21/2012
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Parathyroid : Over active parathyroid gland. Or infected bones or some broken bones or joint issues.
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