Osteoporosis is a widespread disorder with significant worldwide health and economic impact. In the second edition of the highly successful Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management, new editor Robert A. Adler, MD, uses the same approach as the first edition, pairing a chapter on the basic science of a disorder followed by a chapter on its clinical aspects. Updated and expanded, this second edition includes many new chapters reflecting the growing literature on osteoporosis. New topics cover such areas as methods of bone imaging, screening for osteoporosis, adherence to therapy, and even a novel and exciting chapter on osteoporosis in men, to name just several. In Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management, Second Edition, leading experts in a variety of fields have once again provided a wealth of invaluable, state-of-the-art information to illuminate the major scientific and clinical aspects of osteoporosis.
Author(s): Robert A. Adler
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Humana Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 646
Tags: Endocrinology; Internal Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Determinants of Peak Bone Mass Acquisition....Pages 1-22
Bone Mineral Assessment of the Axial Skeleton: Technical Aspects....Pages 23-50
New Imaging Techniques for Bone....Pages 51-76
The Clinical Role of Bone Density Scans in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis....Pages 77-95
Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover – Basic Biochemistry and Variability....Pages 97-130
Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover – Clinical Aspects....Pages 131-155
Biomechanics of Bone....Pages 157-179
Mechanical Influences on Bone Mass and Morphology....Pages 181-205
Exercise in the Prevention of Osteoporosis-Related Fractures....Pages 207-239
The Physiology and Cell Biology of Calcium Transport in Relation to the Development of Osteoporosis....Pages 241-267
Calcium, Bone, and Life....Pages 269-300
Basic Aspects of Vitamin D Nutrition....Pages 301-318
Clinical Aspects of the Use of Vitamin D and Its Metabolites in Osteoporosis....Pages 319-331
The Basic Biology of Estrogen and Bone....Pages 333-350
Estrogens and Estrogen Agonists/Antagonists....Pages 351-358
Androgen Action in Bone: Basic Cellular and Molecular Aspects....Pages 359-383
Androgen Actions on Bone: Clinical Aspects....Pages 385-422
Salmon Calcitonin: An Update on Its Clinical Utility in Osteoporosis....Pages 423-441
Bisphosphonate Mechanisms of Action....Pages 443-468
Bisphosphonates – Treatment of Osteoporosis....Pages 469-486
Basic Aspects of PTH in Skeletal Health....Pages 487-510
Clinical Use of Parathyroid Hormone in Osteoporosis....Pages 511-526
Screening for Osteoporosis....Pages 527-543
Osteoporosis in Men....Pages 545-557
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis....Pages 559-568
Transplantation Osteoporosis....Pages 569-604
Adherence, Compliance, and Persistence with Osteoporosis Therapies....Pages 605-620
Back Matter....Pages 621-636
