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Fibro dysplasia Ossification Progressive (F.O.P)

Fibro dysplasia Ossification Progressive (F.O.P). By Johnny Arcus. Definition. F.O.P is a progressive disease. It becomes more severe as time goes on It is a disease that turns muscle, tendons, and ligaments into bone in a process called ossification

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Fibro dysplasia Ossification Progressive (F.O.P)

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  1. Fibro dysplasia Ossification Progressive (F.O.P) By Johnny Arcus

  2. Definition • F.O.P is a progressive disease. It becomes more severe as time goes on • It is a disease that turns muscle, tendons, and ligaments into bone in a process called ossification • Bridges of extra bone develop across joints, progressively restricting movement and forming a second skeleton that imprisons the body in bone

  3. Symptoms • Malformed big toes- the big toe is usually shorter than normal and turned outward abnormally • Excessive bone growth- painful tumor like swelling visible on the neck, shoulders, and back • Breathing problems, difficulty speaking or eating, limited mobility, and skin sores.

  4. How common is it? • Occurs in all countries of the world • One in every two million • Both men and women are affected equally • No ethinic, racial, or gender patterns

  5. Causes • Genetic mutation • Random occurrence- occurs during the development of the egg, sperm, or embryo • Short thumbs, pinkie clinodactly curve toward the thumb • Malformed cervical, vertebrae, short broad neck of the femur • Deafness, scalp baldness, and mild retardation

  6. Treatments • There is no treatment • Pain medication are prescribed to the patients

  7. Facts • One of the rarest, most disabling genetic conditions • Movement in areas affected are the neck, spine, chest, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, and jaw • People with F.O.P experience different rates of bone formation; for some it can be very rapid, for others it could take awhile for a flare up to happen • The most common starting sites of FOP disease are the neck and the shoulder girdle • FOP is genetically a dominant trait

  8. Sources • http://www.ifopa.org/en/what-is-fop/overview.html • http://www.wellness.com/reference/conditions/fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva-fop/symptoms-and-causes • http://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/conditions/fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva/ • http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/fop.php • http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12442

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