Principles of Bone and Joint Research

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pietschmann, Peter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Learning Materials in Biosciences,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Biomedical engineering.; Rheumatology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.

This textbook discusses the basics and clinical aspects of bone research in an accessible way. It aims at enhancing students’ understanding of the structure, pathophysiology and regeneration of bone and associated connective tissues. The book covers a diverse aspects of this interdisciplinary field,...

Table of Contents:

• Bone Material Quality
• Osteoblasts & Osteocytes: Essentials & Methods
• Osteoclasts: Essentials & Methods
• Bone Turnover Markers
• Bone Imaging by Nuclear Medicine
• Pathophysiology of Bone Fragility
• Fracture Healing and its Complications
• Oral and Maxillofacial Aspects of Bone Research
• Cartilage Biology: Essentials & Methods
• Growth Plate Research
• Pathogenetic Concepts of Joint Diseases
• Osteoarthritis Biology
• Index. .