Osteoporosis in Older Persons Advances in Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Duque, Gustavo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kiel, Douglas P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

This second edition brings together the latest information about the pathophysiology and new therapeutic alternatives for osteoporosis of advanced age. Written by highly recognised clinicians and basic scientists in the field of aging bone research, this book includes aspects of muscle and bone inte...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Biology of Bone
• 2. Aging and Bone
• 3. Calciotropic Hormones
• 4. The Muscle-Bone Connection
• 5. Sex Steroids and Aging Bone
• 6. Animal Models for Senile Osteoporosis
• 7. Senile Osteoporosis as a Geriatric Syndrome
• 8. Genetics of Osteoporosis in Older Age
• 9. Fracture Epidemiology in Individuals 75+
• 10. Falls as a Geriatric Syndrome: Mechanisms and Risk Identification
• 11. Medical Treatment of Age Related Osteoporosis
• 12. Non Pharmacological Treatment and Prevention of Falls and Fractures
• 13. Fracture Liaison Services
• 14. Treatment of Osteoporosis in Long-Term Care
• 15. Fracture Care in the Elderly
• 16. The Orthogeriatrics Model of Care.