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Clinical Terms of the Skeletal System Achondroplasia • A genetic disease that causes dwarfism by altering the ossification process Gout An accumulation of Uric Acid within joints. Treated with anti-inflammatory drugs. Osteoarthritis • An inflammation of the bone tissue within the joints. Can be caused by injury or degeneration. Treated with antiinflammatory drugs, surgery and joint replacement. Rickets • Vitamin D deficiency which prevents calcium absorption. In children, it causes bowed legs and soft skulls. Treated with vitamin supplements Osteomyelitis • A bone infection most often cause by a staph bacterium. Treated with antibiotics. Osteoporosis • Decrease in total bone mass usually found in elderly women. Increased fractures and poor posture result and can be treated with vitamin D and calcium supplements and estrogen therapy. Rheumatoid Arthritis • An autoimmune disease that attacks the synovial tissue and replaces it with bone.