- Covers all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, emphasizing how much can be achieved
- Provides easy-to-follow guidelines for maintenance of skeletal structure and function
- Explains the diagnostic utility of radiologic imaging and specialized tests
- Outlines current treatment recommendations, including for fracture management
This comprehensive manual covers all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, offering an upbeat and optimistic assessment of what can be achieved.
While scientifically based, the book provides easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function. It deals with everything from the basic physiology of bone and mineral metabolism to the diagnostic utility of radiologic imaging and specialized tests and current treatment recommendations, including for fracture management. The relationship of osteoporosis to a variety of other disorders is also thoroughly explored and elucidated.
Osteoporosis represents a global threat because every human being is vulnerable to it as time passes. The authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of the human suffering, morbidity, and mortality on the one hand and the associated astronomical national and global costs on the other. Osteoporosis is preventable, and every doctor in every medical discipline can contribute to this goal. And though prevention is better than cure, it is never too late for effective therapy, as outlined in this book.
Bone is every doctorʼs and every bodyʼs business!Table of Contents- Evolution of the Skeleton
- Structure and Architecture of Bone
- Modelling and Remodelling of Bone
- Control and Regulation of Bone Remodelling
- Growth and Ageing of Bone
- Clinical Evaluation
- Skeletal Radiology
- Bone Densitometry
- Laboratory Investigations
- Bone and Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Epidemiology of Osteoporosis
- Definition of Osteoporosis
- Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis
- Subgroups of Osteoporosis
- Clinical Evaluation of Osteoporosis
- Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and Fractures
- A Step-by-Step Programme for Healthy Bones
- Physical Activity and Exercise Programmes
- Calcium and Other Minerals
- Vitamin D and Other Useful Vitamins
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- Management of Pain in Osteoporosis
- Treatment Strategies in Osteoporosis
- Bisphosphonates (BPs)
- Other Drugs in Osteoporosis
- Adherence and Monitoring of Osteoporosis Therapy
- Future Directions
- Epidemiology of Osteoporotic Fractures
- Risk Factors of Osteoporotic Fractures
- Fracture Healing
- Management of Osteoporotic Fractures
- Fractures in Rare Bone Disorders
- Falls and Fall Prevention
- Osteoporosis in Men
- Osteoporosis in Children and Adolescents
- Premenopausal Osteoporosis
- Pregnancy-Associated Osteoporosis
- Immobilisation Osteoporosis (Disuse Osteoporosis, Disuse Atrophy)
- Assessment of Secondary Osteoporosis
- Cardiology
