We are so happy and to share one more child from amrithavarshini could write his 12th STD, examz!!! “” With brittle bones and steely grit, 18-year-old writes exam lying down Boy cannot sit for long as he has osteogenesis, has been provided with a special cot at exam centre Deepti Khera   Posted On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 03:50:57 AM   Lying on a bed at his HSC exam centre, Parikshit Shah bites into his lower lip [...]

OI – Infant Care Suggestions for Parents Nurses who work in neonatal intensive care units and nursery departments have experience caring for very small and fragile infants. They can help parents learn the skills and gain confidence necessary to care for their fragile. The infant who has osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) has some special characteristics. The infant may have an unusually soft skull, startle very easily, have bone deformity and have fractures, often of the ribs [...]

Bone mineral density is directly tied to functional outcome and ability in children with osteogenesis imperfecta, Robert Huang, M.D., reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The findings lend credence to a current focus in treatment on improving bone mineral density (BMD) in children with the disorder. “Bisphosphonates have come to the forefront of treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta, but [we haven't known] the relationship of BMD ultimately to function,” said [...]