Osteitis Deformans: Paget's Disease of the Bone

Paget’s sarcoma of the patella

“…PDB involving the patella is rare, affecting approximately 1 % of patients with polyostotic disease in larger series [7,8]. PDB confined to the patella is extremely rare.…”

Differential Diagnosis of Holes in the Calvarium: Application of Modern Clinical Data to Palaeopathology

“…It is a common condition in Great Britain, apparently even more common in Australia, and extremely rare among the Chinese (Fairbank, 1978). The pelvis is the most commonly involved part of the skeleton, followed closely by the upper ends of the femur and tibia, vertebral bodies, the skull and humerus (Dickson et al, 1945). The calvarium is affected along with the rest of the skeleton.…”

Familial Paget's Disease of Bone

“…There are at least 77 instances in the literature in which more than one member of a family suffers from this disease, and in over one-third of these more than one generation is involved. Dickson et al (1945) reported the presence of the disease in six relatives, four generations being affected, and also in identical twins of another family. Paget's disease of bone in identical twins has also been noted by Martin (1947) and by Aschner and her colleagues (1952), although the diagnosis in one of the latter twins is very uncertain.…”