| Description |
1 online resource (x, 205 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The necessity of a managed care approach for osteoporosis -- Ch. 2. Effects of aging on bone structure and metabolism -- Ch. 3. The genetics of osteoporosis -- Ch. 4. Bone mass measurement techniques in clinical practice -- Ch. 5. Biochemical markers of bone turnover -- Ch. 6. Calcium, vitamin D, and bone metabolism -- Ch. 7. Estrogens and selective estrogen receptor modulators for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis -- Ch. 8. Bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis -- Ch. 9. Calcitonin treatment in postmenopausal osteoporosis -- Ch. 10. Therapy with vitamin D metabolites, sodium fluoride, thiazides, and isoflavones -- Ch. 11. Orthopedics and the osteoporotic syndrome -- Ch. 12. Glucocorticoid-related osteoporosis -- Ch. 13. Osteoporosis and the bone biopsy |
| Summary |
Metabolic bone degeneration (osteoporosis) affects millions of people--primarily postmenopausal women--and is directly responsible for debilitating hip, vertebral, and limb fractures in the elderly. Incorporating advances made within just the past five years, The Osteoporotic Syndrome: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment serves as an up-to-date, practical guide to the major clinical aspects of osteoporosis. The text is liberally illustrated with detailed figures. As a resource for the clinician dealing with metabolic bone degeneration, this book represents an excellent source of information on the diagnosis and day-to-day management of osteoporosis. Topics covered include * Therapy with Vitamin D metabolites, sodium fluoride, thiazides, and isoflavones * Biochemical markers of bone turnover * Calcium, Vitamin D, and bone metabolism * Estrogens and tissue selective estrogens for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis * The effects of osteoporosis on orthopaedic surgery * The therapy of glucocorticoid bone disease * Effects of aging on bone structure and metabolism * Management of osteoporotic patients in our health care delivery system * The genetics of osteoporosis * Bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis * Calcitonin * Bone mass measurement techniques in clinical practice * Osteoporosis and the bone biopsy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Osteoporosis.
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Osteoporosis -- Diagnosis
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Osteoporosis -- Prevention
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Osteoporosis
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MEDICAL -- Orthopedics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Musculoskeletal.
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MEDICAL -- Rheumatology.
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Osteoporosis -- Prevention
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Osteoporosis -- Diagnosis
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Osteoporosis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Avioli, Louis V.
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| LC no. |
99068793 |
| ISBN |
9780120687053 |
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0120687054 |
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9780080542577 |
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0080542573 |
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1281036919 |
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9781281036919 |
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9786611036911 |
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6611036911 |
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