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=Osteogenesis Imperfecta by Ethan O'Grady= This picture shows a person arms with whom has Osteogenesis Imperfecta What Is Osteogenesis Imperfecta? By: Ethan O’Grady

I have spoken to many doctors in research of this disorder. I have also met many people with the same disease. Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or OI for short, is a disorder that results in extremely misshapen, brittle, and soft bones in the body. Infants with Type II Osteogenesis Imperfecta usually have bowed arms and legs and outward turning hip bones. Their skulls are usually very soft, much softer than other newborns. Most die of breathing failure due to misshapen and many broken ribcage bones near the lungs. Other types of OI are less severe, and people with OI have misshapen limbs and fragile bones. Osteogenesis Imperfecta is inherited on the dominant gene, making it autosomal. Also, if a bone breaks (which is sometimes often) it could be of no cause at all. Treatment for the disease includes surgery, which is sometimes the best solution, and rods are inserted next to the bones to help straighten them out.

Speaking with a 10th grader Juli, she tells me a lot of the things she has to do having Osteogenesis Imperfecta, in and out of school. She said to me, “I have to be a lot more careful with my mobility around the school than other students, of course, because of my condition. My brittle bones have made things much harder for me, but definitely not impossible.” She also told me her friends support her and don’t think of her as a minority, they think of her as a kind, caring, and helpful regular sophomore.

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