Osteoporosis in clinical practice : a practical guide for diagnosis and treatment

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Osteoporosis in clinical practice : a practical guide for diagnosis and treatment

P. Geusens (ed.)

Springer, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

A concise review of the current knowledge of osteoporosis, aimed at the busy pratitioner who is increasingly involved in the management of osteoporosis and who wants accurate and practical answers to questions that arise in daily clinical practice. All the major aspects are covered including diagnosis, fractures, prevention and treatment. Each chapter has been written by a recognised expert in the field to provide readers with the most up-to-date and authoritative knowledge on each of the topics discussed, making this an invaluable source of reference.

目次

Bone Structure and Function.- Physiology of Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Remodeling.- Biomechanics of Bone and Fracture.- Epidemiology of Osteoporosis.- Pathophysiology of Fractures.- Short and Long-Term Outcome of Osteoporotic Fractures.- Genes and Osteoporosis.- Bone Densitometry, X-Ray and Quantitative Ultrasound.- Biochemical Indices and Bone Turnover.- Extraskeletal Risk and Protective Factors for Fractures.- Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Daily Clinical Practice.- Differential Diagnosis: Back Pain and Osteoporosis.- Differential Diagnosis: Bone Pain and Fracture.- Differential Diagnosis: Low Bone Mass.- Differential Diagnosis: Falls.- Prevention During Growth and Young Adulthood.- Prevention Early After Menopause: Hormonal.- Prevention Early After Menopause: Non-hormonal Intervention.- Prevention in Old Age: Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic.- Strategies to Prevent Hip Fracture.- Treatment of Osteoporosis.- Surgical Therapy of Fractures.- Osteoporosis in Men.- Corticosteroid-induced Osteoporosis.- Tumor-induced Osteolysis.- Osteoporosis During Young Adulthood.- Immobilization, Exercise and Osteoporosis.- Nutrition and Osteoporosis.- The Menopause: A Woman's View.- Future Developments: Risk Assessment.- Future Therapies.- How to Interpret New Data.- Socio-economic Impact.- Index.

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