A partnership between Nebraska Medicine and Children’s Hospital and Medical Center is making it possible for Dr. Eric Rush, assistant professor, Munroe Meyer Institute, and others to see adult osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) patients at Midtown Clinic.
Dr. Rush, a clinical geneticist, says OI is a genetic disease that causes varying degrees of brittle bones, usually due to a defect in type 1 collagen. Most doctors specialize in children, and often see a decrease in the diseases effects as teens transition into early adulthood. However, fractures start happening again.
This will be the first clinic in the area to focus on patients over 18 with OI. The doctors expect to see many adult OI patients from all over the country in the first year.