Bone pain or tenderness

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Bone pain or tenderness

Bone pain or tenderness involves aching or other discomfort in one or more bones.

Bone pain is seen less commonly than joint pain and muscle pain. The source of bone pain may be obvious, as in a fracture following an accident, or more subtle, such as cancer that metastasizes (spreads) to the bone.

Whatever the source, bone pain should always be taken seriously. You should seek medical attention any time you experience bone pain.

Bone pain can be caused by many injuries or conditions:

• Trauma (injury)
• Toddler fracture (a type of stress fracture peculiar to toddlers)
• Overuse
• Infection
• Primary malignancy (cancer in the bones)
• Metastatic malignancy (cancer that has spread to the bones)
• Loss of mineralization (osteoporosis)
• Disruption of blood supply (as in sickle cell anemia)
• Leukemia
• Osteomyelitis

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