Bone Disease in Rheumatology Hardbound

Foreword
1 Bone structure and function 3
2 Pathophysiology of systemic bone loss in rheumatic disorders : the role of
inflammatory cytokines 8
3 Pathogenesis of focal bone loss in inflammatory arthritis 15
4 Biochemical markers of bone and cartilage turnover 25
5 Measurement of bone mineral density
A DXA and QCT 35
B Peripheral densitometry
C Densitometry in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis 49
6 Radiological measurements of periarticular bone loss, erosions, and joint
space
A X-ray measurement of erosions and joint space narrowing 53
B The use of MRI for the grading of erosions and joint space narrowing 59
7 Quality of life and its measurement in osteoporosis 67
8 Bone loss and fractures in rheumatoid arthritis 73
9 Bone loss and fractures in systemic lupus erythematosus 79
10 Bone disease in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis 87
11 Osteoarthritis 91
12 Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
A Epidemiology 99
B Pathophysiology 105
C Prevention and treatment 111
13 Drug-induced bone loss 120
14 Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biological therapy in prevention
of bone erosions 125
15 Exercise and rehabilitation in patients with osteoporosis and arthritis 131
16 Estrogens and rheumatic diseases 134
17 Calcitonin in the treatment of rheumatic diseases 138
18 The use of bisphosphonates in rheumatic disease and osteoporosis 141
19 Selective estrogen receptor modulators in the prevention and treatment of
osteoporosis 150
20 The use of androgens and dehydroepiandrosterone in rheumatic bone disease
154
21 The use of parathyroid hormone in patients with rheumatic diseases 161
22 Potential new biological therapies for bone loss 170
23 Paget's disease of bone 177
24 Osteomalacia 181
25 Primary hyperparathyroidism : rheumatologic manifestations and bone disease
185
26 Osteonecrosis 191
27 Calcinosis and heterotopic ossification 197