Osteoporosis: Diagnosis, Prevention, Therapy

✍ Scribed by Prof. Dr. Reiner Bartl, Prof. Dr. Bertha Frisch (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 313
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Osteoporosis is a global threat because it can impact every human being as they age. In this new edition, the authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of human suffering, morbidity and mortality on the one hand, and the astronomical national costs on the other. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book updates physicians on the current knowledge about bone structure, physiology and pathology, with an emphasis on the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of osteoporosis. Its purpose is to educate members of the medical profession about this widespread and potentially disabling disease, while providing information on related current evidence-based medicine. The book covers everything from basic physiology to osteoporosis diagnosis, including utility of specialized tests and current treatment recommendations, and will provide the primary care physician with sound medical knowledge in the prevention and management of osteoporosis. It is up-beat and optimistic, with a touch of humor; it is scientifically based but provides easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function. Osteoporosis is preventable if doctors want it to be, and every doctor can contribute. Bone is every doctor's and every body's business.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Epidemiology of Osteoporosis....Pages 1-6
Biology of Bone....Pages 7-28
Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis....Pages 29-37
Subgroups of Osteoporosis....Pages 39-44
Risk Factors for Fractures....Pages 45-54
Clinical Evaluation of Osteoporosis....Pages 55-62
Bone Density in Osteoporosis....Pages 63-73
Laboratory Evaluation of Osteoporosis....Pages 75-82
Prevention of Osteoporosis....Pages 83-93
Physical Activity and Exercise Programs....Pages 95-97
Treatment Strategies in Osteoporosis....Pages 99-105
Management of Pain in Osteoporosis....Pages 107-109
Calcium and Vitamin D....Pages 111-117
Hormones for Replacement Therapy....Pages 119-125
Bisphosphonates....Pages 127-143
Selective Oestrogen-Receptor Modulators....Pages 145-147
Peptides of the Parathyroid Hormone Family....Pages 149-151
Strontium Ranelate....Pages 153-154
Calcitonin and Fluoride....Pages 155-156
Combination and Sequential Therapies....Pages 157-158
Future Directions....Pages 159-160
Adherence and Monitoring of Osteoporosis Therapy....Pages 161-164
Osteoporotic Fractures....Pages 165-178
Pregnancy and Lactation....Pages 179-181
Osteoporosis in Men....Pages 183-188
Osteoporosis in Children....Pages 189-198
Immobilization Osteoporosis....Pages 199-201
Osteoporosis in Medical Disciplines....Pages 203-214
Osteoporosis and Drugs....Pages 215-223
AIDS Osteopathy....Pages 225-228
Renal Osteopathy....Pages 229-232
Localized Osteopathies....Pages 233-245
Periprosthetic Osteoporosis and Aseptic Loosening of Prostheses....Pages 247-250
Oral Bone Loss, Periodontitis and Osteoporosis....Pages 251-252
Disorders of Bone Due to Tumours....Pages 253-263
The Metabolic Syndrome – A Major Cause of Osteoporosis in the World Today....Pages 265-269
Back Matter....Pages 271-321

✦ Subjects

General Practice / Family Medicine; Internal Medicine; Gynecology; Endocrinology; Orthopedics