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Fact Sheets

The OI Foundation has published fact sheets on many topics related to understanding and living with OI. The following list is in alphabetical order.

NEW! Respiratory Health

Adaptive Equipment
Adoption and Foster Parent Information
Adults:
    Maintaining Health
    Adults & Fracture Care
Bisphosphonates
    Question and Answers
    Bisphosphonate Statement
Bone Mineral Density
Bone Structure
Calculating a Healthy Weight
Child Abuse:
    Child Abuse Issues
    Child Abuse or Osteogenesis Imperfecta
College:
    Career Planning for Students with OI
    Checklist for College Accommodations
    College Search Resources
    College Financial Aid Resources
    Guidelines for College Selection Process
Constipation
Dental Care
Education:      
    Early Intervention Programs
    Education Issues
    Resources for Schools
    Preparing to Send My Child to School
Emergency Department Management
Exercise & Activity
Fast Facts about OI
Financial Planning for Parents
Flu Shots
Fracture management
Genetics
Hearing:
    Hearing Loss and OI
    Cochlear Implants
    How to Prevent Hearing Loss

Hepatitis C and OI
Home Modification
Hypophosphatasia
Infant Care Suggestions for Parents
Learning How to Drive
Medical Research/Clinical Trials
Nutrition
Osteoporosis
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
Pain Management
Planning a Family
Pregnancy: Women who have OI
Pregnancy: Expecting a Child with OI
Respiratory Health
Spine:
    What is Scoliosis
    Vertebral Compression Fracture
    Vertebral Fracture Information
    Vertebral Fracture Prevention
Social & Emotional Issues of Living with OI
Summer Camps
Surgery:
    Planning for a Child’s Surgery
    Surgery Considerations for Adults & Children
    Rodding Surgery
    Rods and MRI
    Handle with Care Poster
Swimming for Fun and Fitness
Talking with your Orthopedist
Talking with your Primary Care Physician
Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care
Travel
Understanding Type I OI
Understanding Recessive OI
Understanding Social Security