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Internal Medicine • Rheumatology • General Rheumatology • Osteoarthritis • Endocrinology • Bone and Calcium Disorders
Can joint replacement surgery be performed in someone with active Paget’s disease elsewhere?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Joint replacement surgery can be done in patients with Paget's disease. There should be no problem particularly if the patient has been treated to suppress disease activity. The best treatment is a 5 mg intravenous infusion of Recast which can suppress disease activity for 5 years or more.
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