Osteoporosis is a silent disease until a fracture is sustained, and successful management relies on the clinician's keen awareness of risk factors and screening technology, thorough assessment of disease probability, and knowledge of the most appropriate therapeutic interventions.
This sixth edition of Fast Facts: Osteoporosis covers all of the most recent developments in the therapeutic and diagnostic arena, while maintaining the background sections that clarify the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and the homeostatic determinants of peak bone acquisition and maintenance.
Table of contents:
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
Clinical manifestations
Diagnostic techniques
Risk assessment
Management: general considerations
Antiresorptive therapy
Strontium ranelate and parathyroid hormone peptides
Other forms of osteoporosis
Future trends
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... contains essential facts about the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical features of osteoporosis. There is enough information on diagnosis and management, including an account of "bone densitometry" investigation. The chapters on hormone replacement therapy and non-hormonal therapy should help not only practising doctors but also other health professionals.
