Osteoporosis

00 preface_ Osteoporosis......Page 1
00a_Part 1_ The Basics of Bone......Page 13
01_Bone Mineral Quality......Page 15
02_Genetics and Osteoporosis......Page 45
03_Biomechanics of Osteoporosis:\rThe Importance of Bone Resorption\rand Remodeling Processes......Page 71
03a_Part 2_ Public Health Data of Osteoporosis......Page 91
04_Self-Reported Prevalence\rof Osteoporosis in Australia......Page 93
05_Prevalence of Back Pain in\rPostmenopausal Osteoporosis and\rAssociations with Multiple Spinal Factors......Page 115
05a_Part 3_ The Diagnosis and Assessment......Page 127
06_The Diagnosis and Workup of Patients for\rOsteoporosis or Osteopenia (Low Bone Mass)......Page 129
07_Evolutionary Pathways of\rDiagnosis in Osteoporosis......Page 145
08_Approach to the Screening\rand Diagnosis of Osteoporosis......Page 163
09_Early Detection Techniques for Osteoporosis......Page 177
10_Sophisticated Imaging Technology\rin the Assessment of Osteoporosis Risk......Page 193
11_What We Learn from Bone Complications in\rCongenital Diseases? Thalassemia, an Example......Page 207
12_What\'s BMD and What We Do in a BMD Centre?......Page 237
12a_Part 4_ Secondary Osteoporosis......Page 259
13_Patchy Osteoporosis in\rComplex Regional Pain Syndrome......Page 261
14_Osteoporosis in Microgravity Environments......Page 277
15_Neurological Osteoporosis in Disabilities......Page 289
16_Post-Transplantation Bone Disease......Page 311
17_The Skeleton Abnormalities in Patients\rwith Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Important\rConsequences of Abnormal Gene Function......Page 335
18_Studies of Osteoporosis in Cancer Patients\rin Slovakia – Experience from Single Institute......Page 355
18a_Part 5_ Pediatric Issues in Osteoporosis......Page 379
19_Osteoporosis in Pediatric Patients and Its Clinical Management......Page 381
20_Physical Activity Interactions with\rBone Accrual in Children and Adolescents......Page 391
20a_Part 6_ Prevention and Management......Page 421
21_Osteoporosis, Nutrition and Adolescence......Page 423
22_Rehabilitation in Osteoporosis......Page 447
23_Physical Exercise for\rPrevention of Falls and Fractures......Page 479
24_The Effect of Exercise on Bone\rMineral Density, Bone Markers and\rPostural Stability in Subjects with Osteoporosis......Page 505
25_Impaired Ability to Perform the\rSit-to-Stand Task in Osteoporotic Women......Page 529
26_Osteoporosis and Arterial Stiffness:\rEffects of Exercise Training......Page 541
27_Osteoporotic Pain......Page 553
28_Pharmacological Treatment of Osteoporosis......Page 567
29_The Role of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Tibolone in the Prevention and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis......Page 621
30_Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Involving\rBisphosphonate Treatment for Osteoporosis......Page 637
31_Balloon Kyphoplasty for\rOsteoporosis: Technical Notes......Page 649
32_Minimally Invasive Treatment\rof Vertebral Body Fractures......Page 661
32a_Part 7_ Research and New Challenges......Page 677
33_Osteoporosis: A Look at the Future......Page 679
34_Simulating Bone Atrophy and Its Effects on the\rStructure and Stability of the Trabecular Bone......Page 707
35_Role of Phytoestrogen Ferutinin in\rPreventing/Recovering Bone Loss: Results\rfrom Experimental Ovariectomized Rat Models......Page 723
36_The Phytoestrogens, Calcitonin and\rThyroid Hormones: Effects on Bone Tissue......Page 745
37_Nutrition for Enhancing Bone Volume in Mice......Page 777
38_Osteoporosis and Bone Regeneration......Page 793
39_Lactoferrin – A Potential\rAnabolic Intervention in Osteoporosis......Page 815
40_How Dentistry Can\rHelp Fight Osteoporosis......Page 833
41_Effect of Bisphosphonates on\rRoot Growth and on Chlorophyll\rFormation in Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings......Page 865