Osteoporosis

• I. Skeletal Physiology and its Relevance to Osteoporosis.- 1 The Cellular and Biochemical Aspects of Bone Remodeling.- 2 The Role of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Macronutrients in the Maintenance of Skeletal Health.- 3 Vitamin D in Health and Prevention of Metabolic Bone Disease.- II. The Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis.- 4 The Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis.- 5 The Epidemiology of Osteoporosis.- 6 Psychosocial Aspects of Osteoporosis.- III. The Diagnosis of Osteoporosis.- 7 What Is an Osteoporotic Fracture?.- 8 Bone Densitometry Techniques in Modern Medicine.- 9 Clinical Interpretation and Utility of Bone Densitometry.- 10 Quantitative Ultrasound.- 11 Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover.- IV. The Treatment of Osteoporosis.- 12 An Introduction to Clinical Decision Making in Osteoporosis.- 13 Calcium as a Primary Treatment and Prevention Modality for Osteoporosis.- 14 Use of Estrogen for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis.- 15 Drug Therapy.- 16 Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Osteoporosis.- V. Case Presentations.- 17 Prevention of Osteoporosis.- 18 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.- 19 The Approach to Osteoporosis in the Elderly Patient.- 20 Preventing and Treating Glucocorticoid Osteoporosis.- 21 Therapy for Osteoporosis in Men.- 22 Bone Mass in Renal Disease.- 23 Prevention of Osteoporosis: Making Sense of the Published Evidence.- Appendix 1: Glossary.- Appendix 2: Costs of Diagnostic Tests and Treatments of Osteoporosis.

...give[s] readers a complete 'briefing' on osteoporosis. The last section provides a unique perspective on clinical management in the form of case presentations.-Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine