Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice: A Practical Guide for Diagnosis and Treatment

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Bone Structure and Function....Pages 1-4
Physiology of Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Remodeling....Pages 5-10
Biomechanics of Bone and Fracture....Pages 11-15
Epidemiology of Osteoporosis....Pages 17-21
Pathophysiology of Fractures....Pages 23-29
Short- and Long-term Outcome of Osteoporotic Fractures....Pages 31-35
Genes and Osteoporosis....Pages 37-40
Bone Densitometry, X-Ray and Quantitative Ultrasound....Pages 41-48
Biochemical Indices and Bone Turnover....Pages 49-51
Extraskeletal Risk and Protective Factors for Fractures....Pages 53-58
Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Daily Clinical Practice....Pages 59-64
Differential Diagnosis: Back Pain and Osteoporosis....Pages 65-68
Differential Diagnosis: Bone Pain and Fractures....Pages 69-72
Differential Diagnosis: Low Bone Mass....Pages 73-76
Differential Diagnosis: Falls....Pages 77-83
Prevention During Growth and Young Adulthood....Pages 85-88
Prevention Early After Menopause: Hormonal....Pages 89-96
Prevention Early After Menopause: Non-hormonal Intervention....Pages 97-99
Prevention in Old Age: Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Strategies to Prevent Hip Fracture....Pages 101-110
Treatment of Osteoporosis....Pages 111-122
Surgical Therapy of Fractures....Pages 123-127
Osteoporosis in Men....Pages 129-136
Corticosteroid-induced Osteoporosis....Pages 137-140
Tumor-induced Osteolysis....Pages 141-145
Osteoporosis During Young Adulthood....Pages 147-149
Immobilization, Exercise and Osteoporosis....Pages 151-155
Nutrition and Osteoporosis....Pages 157-162
The Menopause: A Woman’s View....Pages 163-165
Future Developments: Risk Assessment....Pages 167-170
Future Therapies....Pages 171-173
How to Interpret New Data....Pages 175-178
Socio-economic Impact....Pages 179-182
Back Matter....Pages 183-188