Reflecting the multi-faceted nature of osteoporosis, this book examines the disease from an interdisciplinary perspective. Clearly written reviews on the latest clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic developments are enhanced by informative papers on the pathophysiology, morphology and epidemiology of osteoporosis.
Highlights include a well-illustrated outline of bone remodelling and structure, a survey of the endocrinological causes of osteoporosis and a review of the correlation between osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Readers will also value the comprehensiveness of the last chapters which go beyond conventional diagnostic ant therapeutic techniques to include reviews on densitometry and histomorphometry as well as physical and surgical therapy.
Providing an extensive, well-presented overview of current clinical issues in osteoporosis research and practice, this book can be recommended to orthopaedic specialists, rheumatologists, physicians, internists and gynecologists.
Highlights include a well-illustrated outline of bone remodelling and structure, a survey of the endocrinological causes of osteoporosis and a review of the correlation between osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Readers will also value the comprehensiveness of the last chapters which go beyond conventional diagnostic ant therapeutic techniques to include reviews on densitometry and histomorphometry as well as physical and surgical therapy.
Providing an extensive, well-presented overview of current clinical issues in osteoporosis research and practice, this book can be recommended to orthopaedic specialists, rheumatologists, physicians, internists and gynecologists.