[Current theories on the etiology and pathogenesis of overload diseases of bones]

The state of the neuroendocrine system and protein metabolism was studied in 307 young servicemen having overload disease of bones. It was established that in 92.9% of the patients the level of growth hormone--somatotropic hormone, was considerably reduced, production of important for osteogenesis thyroid hormones was disturbed and dissociation of protein fractions was detected which is thought by the author to be the primary cause of the overload disease of the bones.