Imperfect osteogenesis is a genetic disease characterized by increased bone fragility. With congenital imperfect osteogenesis, the child is born with fractures or receives during childbirth. Other types of disease are characterized by frequent bone fractures in the first years of life. Children with this pathology are often called "glass" or "crystal".
The Ufond.Perelom program for children with imperfect osteogenesis was launched in Ufond in 2011 at the American Medical Center. Since 2011, Ufond readers have paid for treatment and surgery for children with imperfect osteogenesis at the European Medical Center (EMC). And from 2020, Ufond readers will pay for medicines, intramedullary telescopic fixators and a number of other medical devices. The partner of the Foundation is the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics of the Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology. prof. E. Sitenko National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.