To understand osteogenesis imperfecta, understanding the name of the disease is pertinent information because it helps give an idea of what the disease is.
-Osteo means bones
-Genesis means the creation
-Imperfecta
Therefore, osteogenesis imperfecta is a disease that bones are not created correctly.
As you can see the image to the right, the arm is very curved. If one held themself up, then the arm would snap much like bending a tree limb until it cannot hold the weight any more and break.
The normal bone structure is shown below whereas a person with osteogenesis imperfecta is shown to the right.
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