Signs Of Paget's Disease

Joint Pain

Joints are body points that connect bone to bone, and a flexible substance called cartilage protects bones from rubbing up against each other. Deformed bones caused by Paget's disease can put pressure on nearby joints, causing pain, swelling, warmth, and redness around the affected joint, similar to osteoarthritis. Paget's disease may also damage the joint's cartilage, allowing partial or full contact of bone on bone. While joint damage for Paget's disease patients is often mild, it's possible it can become severe enough to require a joint replacement of the knee or hip.