bone disease bone disease bone disease refers to the medical conditions which affect the bone. bone diseasespecialtyrheumatology terminology further information: osteopathy a bone disease is also called an "osteopathy", but because the term osteopathy is often used to refer to an alternative health-care philosophy, use of the term can cause some confusion. bone and cartilage disorders main article: osteochondrodysplasia osteochondrodysplasia is a general term for a disorder of the development of bone and cartilage. list a ambe avascular necrosis or osteonecrosis arthritis b bone spur (osteophytes) c craniosynostosis coffin–lowry syndrome copenhagen disease f fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva fibrous dysplasia fong disease (or nail–patella syndrome) fracture g giant cell tumor of bone greenstick fracture gout h hypophosphatasia hereditary multiple exostoses k klippel–feil syndrome m metabolic bone disease multiple myeloma n nail–patella syndrome o osteitis osteitis deformans (or paget's disease of bone) osteitis fibrosa cystica (or osteitis fibrosa, or von recklinghausen's disease of bone) osteitis pubis condensing osteitis (or osteitis condensas) osteochondritis dissecans osteochondroma (bone tumor) osteogenesis imperfecta osteomalacia osteomyelitis osteopenia osteopetrosis osteoporosis p porotic hyperostosis primary hyperparathyroidism r renal osteodystrophy s salter–harris fracture scoliosis w water on the knee