International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Biography

Gabrielle Meli is affiliated with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. She has co-authored several scholarly articles in the field of neurology and physical medicine.

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Understanding Osteopetrosis as a Rare Genetic Bone Disorder and its Multisystemic Impact
  Author(s): Craig H Lichtblau*, Dror Paley, Allyson Gorman, Christopher Warburton and Gabrielle Meli
  
  Osteopetrosis, also referred to as Albers-Shonberg disease or marble bone disease, refers to metabolic bone diseases that adversely affect bone health and can have far reaching health implications. Osteopetrosis is a rare genetic disease that involves osteoclast dysfunction that leads to brittle bones that are susceptible to fracture. There are 4 forms of the condition, each of which manifests differently and is managed differently. Here, we summarize the latest in what is known about osteopetrosis and its management... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.24.S26.004

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Other relevant publications from this author

• 1. Challenges in the Classification and Understanding of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

  2. Long-Term Health Consequences of a Single Traumatic Brain Injury

  3. Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury in the Developing Brain

  4. Abnormal Gait: How Lower Extremity Joint Pathology Leads to Low Back Pain