Osteoporosis 4/e

Key Features

Recognizes the critical importance of the Wnt signaling pathway for bone health
Incorporates new chapters on osteocytes, phosphatonins, mouse genetics, and CNS and bone
Examines essential updates on estrogen prevention and treatment and the recent results from the WHO
Discusses the controversial topics of screening and clinical trial design for drug registration
Includes essential updates on therapeutic uses of calcium, vitamin D, SERMS, bisphosphonates, and parathyroid hormone
Offers critical reviews of reproductive and hormonal risk factors, ethnicity, nutrition, therapeutics, management, and
economics

Description
Now in its fourth edition, Osteoporosis is a classic reference on this disease, comprising a tremendous wealth of
knowledge in a single source not found elsewhere. Written by renowned experts in the field, this two-volume work is a
must-have for academic and medical libraries, physicians, researchers, and any company involved in osteoporosis
research and development. This newest edition covers everything from basic anatomy and physiology to diagnosis,
management and treatment in a field where direct care costs for osteoporitic fractures in the United States reach up to
$18 billion each year. Worldwide, 200 million women ages 60 to 80 suffer from osteoporosis and have a lifetime risk of
fracture between 30% and 40%, continuing to make osteoporosis a critical challenge in medicine.



The Bone Organ System: Form and Function
The Nature of Osteoporosis
The Economics of Osteoporosis
Reflections on Osteoporosis
Skeletal Heterogeneity and the Purposes of Bone Remodeling: Implications for the
Understanding of Osteoporosis
Basic Science/Bone Biology
Osteoblast Biology
Osteoclast Biology
Osteocytes
The Regulatory Role of Matrix Proteins in Mineralization of Bone
Development of the Skeleton
Mouse Genetics as a Tool to Study Bone Development and Physiology
Parathyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
Vitamin D: Biology, Action, and Clinical Implications
Regulation of Bone Cell Function by Estrogens
Androgens and Skeletal Biology: Basic Mechanisms
Phosphatonins
Wnt Signaling in Bone
Cytokines and Bone Remodeling
Skeletal Growth Factors
Intercellular Communication During Bone Remodeling
Structural and Biomechanics
Skeletal Development: Mechanical Consequences of Growth, Aging and Disease
Inhibition of Osteoporosis by Biophysical Intervention
Biomechanics of Age-Related Fractures
Bone Quality
Epidemiology & Risk Factors
Epidemiologic Methods in Studies of Osteoporosis
Race, Ethnicity and Osteoporosis
The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF): Major Findings and Contributions
Bone Mineral Acquisition in Utero and During Infancy and Childhood
Bone Acquisition in Adolescence
Genetic Determinants of Osteoporosis
Nutrition and Risk for Osteoporosis
Physical Activity in Prev