Title | Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice [electronic resource] : A Practical Guide for Diagnosis and Treatment / edited by Piet Geusens |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1998 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3382-7 |
Descript | XVII, 188 p. online resource |
1. Bone Structure and Function -- 2. Physiology of Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Remodeling -- 3. Biomechanics of Bone and Fracture -- 4. Epidemiology of Osteoporosis Richard -- 5. Pathophysiology of Fractures -- 6. Short and Long-Term Outcome of Osteoporotic Fractures -- 7. Genes and Osteoporosis -- 8. Bone Densitometry, X-Ray and Quantitative Ultrasound -- 9. Biochemical Indices and Bone Turnover -- 10. Extraskeletal Risk and Protective Factors for Fractures -- 11. Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Daily Clinical Practice -- 12. Differential Diagnosis: Back Pain and Osteoporosis -- 13. Differential Diagnosis: Bone Pain and Fracture -- 14. Differential Diagnosis: Low Bone Mass -- 15. Differential Diagnosis: Falls -- 16. Prevention During Growth and Young Adulthood -- 17 Prevention Early After Menopause: Hormonal -- 18. Prevention Early After Menopause: Non-hormonal Intervention -- 19 Prevention in Old Age: Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Strategies to Prevent Hip Fracture -- 20. Treatment of Osteoporosis -- 21. Surgical Therapy of Fractures -- 22. Osteoporosis in Men -- 23. Corticosteroid-induced Osteoporosis -- 24. Tumor-induced Osteolysis -- 25. Osteoporosis During Young Adulthood -- 26. Immobilization, Exercise and Osteoporosis -- 27. Nutrition and Osteoporosis -- 28. The Menopause: A Womanโs View -- 29. Future Developments: Risk Assessment -- 30. Future Therapies -- 31. How to Interpret New Data -- 32. Socio-economic Impact