Osteoporosis in Orthopedics

by Yoichi Shimada (Editor), Naohisa Miyakoshi (Editor)
Covering up-to-date assessment and therapeutic options of osteoporosis
Provides extensive information on new basic research, clinical factors affecting the condition and new clinical applications
Comprehensive section focusing on exercise and post-operative rehabilitation

From a reassessment of osteoporosis to contributing factors, clinical applications of antiosteoporotic agents, and rehabilitation, this book examines various aspects of the disease and its treatment. Edited and written

Editors: Duque, Gustavo, Kiel, Douglas P. (Eds.)
​This book will contain the basic biology of aging bone including the potential links between aging and the changes in bone biology
This book will integrate the subject of falls with the one on fractures
Figures showing the potential therapeutic targets in bone to prevent and treat osteoporosis will be complemented by a complete review on the current treatments
Future treatments will be also included explaining their biological basis as well as their potential indications

Concise, comprehensive, and well organized, Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics offers quick access to workup tools for definitive diagnosis and definitive treatment for all common musculoskeletal diseases and disorders in adults and in children. This popular guide is the best practical reference for physicians and other health professionals who care for patients with orthopedic problems.

Editors: Silverman, Stuart L., Abrahamsen, Bo (Eds.)
​Focuses on the duration and safety of anabolic and antiresorptive drug therapies for osteoporosis
Examines common and serious side effects of extended drug treatment, especially bisphosphonates
Discusses diagnosis and management of osteonecrosis of the jaw and atypical femur fractures

In the middle of the twentieth century, few physicians could have predicted that the modern diagnostic category of osteoporosis would emerge to include millions of Americans, predominantly older women. Before World War II, popular attitudes held that the declining physical and mental health of older persons was neither preventable nor reversible and that older people had little to contribute.