Osteoporosis

The bone and mineral manual: a practical guide

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Indications for bone mass measurement -- A practical guide to bone densitometry -- Laboratory analyses useful in the diagnosis of bone and calcium metabolic disorders -- Biochemical markers of bone remodeling -- Skeletal imaging: radiographs, computed tomography (CT), and magnet…

Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in the High-Risk Patient: a Clinician's Guide

by Cooper, Cyrus, Gehlbach, Stephen H., Lindsay, R., (Robert)

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The outcome of recent clinical trials in osteoporosis was the impetus for this volume. In these studies of two bisphosphonates, an interaction between bone mineral density (BMD) and the treatment effect was seen, such that these agents appeared to lose their effect as BMD increa…

Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: a clinician's guide

by Lindsay, Robert, Cooper, Cyrus, (Professor of Rheumatology), Gehlbach, Stephen H.

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This book is intended for physicians of all specialties who see patients that have or may be at risk of developing osteoporosis. (Product Description).

Faces of osteoporosis

by Davis, Amelia

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Renowned photographer Amelia Davis turns her lens on those living with osteoporotic disease in her fascinating new book, Faces of Osteoporosis. With this beautifully illustrated work, Ms. Davis communicates the message that osteoporosis affects both women and men across the life…

Osteoporosis, a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone-strength and an increased risk of bone fracture, is becoming increasingly prevalent, and the health and economic burden of osteoporosis is only expected to increase as the population ages. Osteoporosis dispropor…

Background: Osteoporosis and vertebral fractures are common in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) treated with glucocorticoids. Bisphosphonates (BP) have been used in pediatric patients for treatment of osteoporosis. However, the long-term effects of oral BP therapy…

Male osteoporosis: gender differences in pathophysiology, clinical a…

by Società Italiana di Andrologia e Medicina della Sessualità

fromTrends in andrology and sexual medicine

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This book represents a comprehensive, clinically oriented text covering all aspects of male osteoporosis, from the basic concepts of bone physiology and regulation of bone remodeling in men, the causes and pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the most frequent causes of…

Male osteoporosis: gender differences in pathophysiology, clinical a…

fromTrends in andrology and sexual medicine

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This book represents a comprehensive, clinically oriented text covering all aspects of male osteoporosis, from the basic concepts of bone physiology and regulation of bone remodeling in men, the causes and pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the most frequent causes of…

Bone makes up a framework that provides protection for internal body organs. The homeostasis of bone is maintained by a balanced process involving old bone degradation and new bone formation. However, this balance can be altered in pathophysiological conditions such as in postme…

Bone is a complex fibrous biological nanocomposite material optimized to avoid catastrophic failure and to perform a variety of mechanical functions, most notably load bearing. The fracture behaviour of bone is expected to be controlled by the various structural features present…

Osteoporose: Leitliniengerechte Diagnostik und Therapie

by Peters, Klaus M., Deuss, Ulrich

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Osteoporose ist eine durch eine verminderte Knochenfestigkeit charakterisierte Skeletterkrankung, die Personen für ein erhöhtes Frakturrisiko prädestiniert. In Deutschland sind 4-6 Mio. Menschen im Alter von 50 bis 80 Jahren betroffen, davon zu 80 % Frauen. Vor dem Hintergrund d…

Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis

fromSpringer protocols (Series)

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This detailed second edition provides key updates on well-established methods as well as coverage of recently emerging sophisticated techniques and methods that are essential for an in-depth and state-of-the-art understanding of skeletal development and homeostasis and the patho…

Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management

by Leder, Benjamin Z., Wein, Marc N.

fromContemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)

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Updated and expanded to reflect the growing literature on this widespread disorder, this second edition has a new editor and uses the same approach as the first, pairing a chapter on the basic science of a disorder followed by a one on its clinical aspects.