- Provides a quick-reference evidence-based guide to prevention and management of osteoporosis
- Appeals a wide readership, “from paediatrics to geriatrics”
- Covers the management of osteoporotic fractures and new drugs
This pocket book is a quick-reference guide to osteoporosis that equips the reader with easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function.Organized into 14 chapters it provides a concise, yet complete evidence-based overview of osteoporosis prevention and management "from paediatrics to geriatrics".
Covering bone biology, pathophysiology, secondary and drug-induced osteoporosis, as well as risk factors new drugs and much more this book is must-have for all who are involved in the prevention and care of this global threat.
Table of Contents- Architecture, Remodelling and Regulators of the Skeleton
- Definition and Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis
- Risk Factors and Prevention of Osteoporosis
- Clinical Aspects and Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
- Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) and Other Technologies
- Treatment Strategies and Drugs in Osteoporosis
- Management of Pain in Osteoporosis
- Calcium and Vitamin D Deficiency and Osteomalacia
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and SERMs
- Bisphosphonates (BP) and Denosumab
- Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) and Romosozumab
- Monitoring of Patients on Treatment
- Risk Factors and Healing of Osteoporotic Fractures
- Localisation and Management of Osteoporotic Fractures
- Variants of Osteoporosis According to Sex and Age
- Secondary Osteoporosis in Medical Disciplines
- Drug-Induced Osteoporosis and Transplantation
- Osteoporosis and SREs in Multiple Myeloma (MM)
- Osteoporosis and SREs in Metastatic Carcinomas
- Bone Marrow Oedema (BME), CRPS and Osteoporosis
