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Osteoporosis in Older Persons - Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approach has the most up-to-date information about the pathophysiology and new therapeutic alternatives. Until recently most effort concerning osteoporosis research was directed mainly at the mechanisms of a type of osteoporosis known as post-menopausal osteoporosis. It was only just recently that a new syndrome, osteoporosis in older persons, was recognized as a new 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 in bone 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 health care costs - Coverage of fractures and their relationship with falls, including new invasive and non-invasive therapeutic approach 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, as well as offering medical trainees an understanding of the mechanisms of osteoporosis in the older person, with a practical approach to diagnosis and treatment in mind.
Biology of Bone -- Aging and Bone -- Calciotropic Hormones -- Sex Steroids and Aging Bone -- Animal Models for Senile Osteoporosis -- Senile Osteoporosis as a Geriatric Syndrome -- Genetics of Osteoporosis in Older Age -- Fracture Epidemiology Among Individuals 75+ -- Falls as a Geriatric Syndrome: How to Prevent Them? How to Treat Them? -- Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Falls and Fractures -- Medical Treatment of Age-Related Osteoporosis: Present and Future -- Treatment of Osteoporosis in Long-Term Care -- Fracture Care in the Elderly.
edited by Gustavo Duque, Douglas P. Kiel.