1 online resource (xx, 265 pages) : color illustrations
Contents
The Skeleton -- Disorders of Bone -- Bisphosphonates -- Osteoporotic Syndrome -- Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis -- Tumor and Chemotherapy Induced Osteoporosis -- Transplantation Osteoporosis -- Immobilisation Osteoporosis -- Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis -- Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) -- AIDS Osteopathy -- Renal Osteopathy -- Paget's Disease of Bone -- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) -- Transient Osteoporosis and the Bone Marrow Edema Syndrome (BMES) -- Vanishing Bone Disease(Gorham-Stout Syndrome) -- Fibrous Dysplasia -- SAPHO Syndrome -- Heterotopic Calcification and Ossification -- Periprosthetic Osteolysis and Aseptic Loosening of Prostheses in Total Joint Arthroplasty -- Alveolar Bone Loss due to Periodontitis -- Hypercalcemia -- Bone Pain -- Multiple Myeloma -- Bone Metastases -- Skeletal Metastases of Breast Cancer -- Other Carcinomas with Osteotropic Metastases -- Bisphosphonates from A-Z -- Summary and Perspectives
Summary
Clinical osteology is now an independent specialty which nevertheless encompasses all branches of medicine and effects each and every one of us: Bone is Every Body?'s Business: This book has been designed as an up to date manual to deal with the currently recognized indications for bisphosphonates, to outline situations and conditions for prevention of skeletal disorders, and to provide practical guidelines for treatment. It is intended for doctors who seek precise information on bisphosphonates in medical practice to enable them to treat patients with disorders of bone or better still to avoi
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-258) and index
