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Author:   Karl Obrant
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2000
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.943kg
ISBN:  

9781849968553

ISBN 10:   1849968551
Pages:   604
Publication Date:   13 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 The Size of the Problem.- 2 Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis.- 3 Assessing Bone Mass by X-ray Absorptiometry: The WHO Definition of Osteoporosis.- 4 Assessment of Bone Status by Quantitative Ultrasound.- 5 Biomechanics, Bone Quality and Strength.- 6 Biochemical Markers and Bone.- 7 Identifying the Patient at Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture.- 8 Determinants for Consolidation or Deficient Fracture Healing in Osteoporotic Fractures.- 9 Perspectives on Growth Factors, Bone Graft Substitutes and Fracture Healing.- 10 Displaced Intracapsular Fractures.- 11 Trochanteric Fractures.- 12 Subtrochanteric Fractures.- 13 Colles’ and Dorsal Barton’s Fractures.- 14 Smith’s and Volar Barton’s Fractures.- 15 Cervical Spine Fractures and Osteoporosis.- 16 Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fractures.- 17 Fractures of the Proximal Humerus.- 18 Fractures of the Distal Humerus.- 19 Acetabular Fractures.- 20 Fractures of the Distal Femur.- 21 Tibial Plateau Fractures.- 22 Ankle Fractures.- 23 Periprosthetic Fractures after Total Hip and Knee Replacements in Patients with Osteoporosis.- 24 Prevention of Falls.- 25 Hip Protectors.- 26 Nutrition and Bone Health.- 27 Physical Activity.- 28 Calcium and Vitamin D.- 29 Estrogen.- 30 Bisphosphonates.- 31 Calcitonin.- 32 Fluoride Therapy of Established Osteoporosis.- 33 Androgens and Anabolic Steroids.- 34 Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs).- 35 Evolving Therapies: PTH, IGF, GH, Ipriflavone.- 36 Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- 37 Regional Demineralization and Osteoporosis.- 38 Immobilization and Post-traumatic Osteopenia.- 39 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.- 40 Localized Osteolysis after Joint Replacement Surgery.- 41 A Personal Algorithm for the Prevention of Fractures in Orthopaedic Practice.

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