Osteoporosis in older persons : pathophysiology and therapeutic approach / Gustavo Duque, Douglas P. Kiel, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duque, Gustavo.

Kiel, Douglas P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis--Pathophysiology.

Osteoporosis--Treatment.

Older people--Diseases.

Older people.

Osteoporosis--physiopathology.

Fractures, Bone--etiology.

Osteoporosis--complications.

Osteoporosis--therapy.

Physiology, Pathological.

Medical Subjects:

Osteoporosis--physiopathology.

Fractures, Bone--etiology.

Osteoporosis--complications.

Osteoporosis--therapy.

Physical Description:

xviii, 186 pages : illustrations (partly color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

Osteoporosis in Older Persons: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approach contains the most up-to-date information about this increasingly prevalent concern for rheumatologists.

Until recently, most osteoporosis research focused on the mechanisms of postmenopausal osteoporosis; however, researchers now recognize osteoporosis in older persons as a separate entity, with its own pathophysiology and potential treatments.

Highlights of this book include: Many illustrations showing the basic biological pathways involved in bone aging, as well as the potential links between aging and the changes in bone biology, Figures showing the potential therapeutic targets to prevent and treat osteoporosis, complemented by a complete review on the current treatments, Descriptions of the epidemiology of osteoporotic fractures and their impact on healthcare costs, Coverage of fractures and their relationship with falls, including new invasive and noninvasive therapeutic approaches for osteoporotic fractures, A complete review of future treatments is included, explaining their biological basis as well as their potential indications. Written by leading clinicians and practitioners in the field, this book will be of use to those involved with aging bone research, geriatricians, gerontologists, and bone biologists. It will also offer medical trainees an understanding of the mechanisms of osteoporosis in the older person, with a practical approach to diagnosis and treatment.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Biology of Bone / Paul C. Schiller, Gianluca D'Ippolito, Guy A. Howard 1

Chapter 2 Aging and Bone / Jeffrey M. Gimble, Z. Elizabeth Floyd, Moustapha Kassem, Mark E. Nuttall 19

Chapter 3 Calciotropic Hormones / E. Paul Cherniack, Bruce R. Troen 34

Chapter 4 Sex Steroids and Aging Bone / Jane A. Cauley 47

Chapter 5 Animal Models for Senile Osteoporosis / Ken Watanabe 59

Chapter 6 Senile Osteoporosis as a Geriatric Syndrome / Rujuta H. Patel, Kenneth W. Lyles 71

Chapter 7 Genetics of Osteoporosis in Older Age / David Karasik, Douglas P. Kiel 82

Chapter 8 Fracture Epidemiology Among Individuals 75+ / Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari 97

Chapter 9 Falls as a Geriatric Syndrome: How to Prevent Them? How to Treat Them? / Manuel Montero-Odasso 110

Chapter 10 Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Falls and Fractures / Stephen R. Lord, Jacqueline C.T. Close, Catherine Sherrington 126

Chapter 11 Medical Treatment of Age-Related Osteoporosis: Present and Future / Steven Boonen 137

Chapter 12 Treatment of Osteoporosis in Long-Term Care / Gustavo Duque, Louise Mallet 153

Chapter 13 Fracture Care in the Elderly / Christopher M. Bono, Timothy Bhattacharyya 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781846285158

1846285151

9781846286971

1846286972

OCLC:

166372389

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