Table of Contents

1: Richard Keen: Pathophysiology of osteoporosis
2: Mark Edwards, Cyrus Cooper, and Elaine Dennison: Epidemiology of osteoporotic fracture
3: Emma Clark and Gavin Clunie: Diagnosis of osteoporosis
4: Christopher Holroyd, Cyrus Cooper, and Elaine Dennison: Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
5: Stephen J. Gallacher: Fracture Liaison Services
6: Gordon A. Campbell: Calcium and Vitamin D Deficiency and Therapy
7: Richard Keen: Bisphosphonates
8: Jon Tobias and Gavin Clunie: HRT and SERMs
9: Rita Abdulkader and Gavin Clunie: Stronium ranelate
10: Richard Keen: Parathyroid hormone
11: Celia Gregson: Denosumab
12: Jules Comin and David A. Connell: Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
13: Carole Traole and Susie Dinan: Physiotherapy approach to osteoporosis
14: Birgit C. Hanusch, Stephen P. Tuck. and Roger M. Francis: Osteoporosis in men
15: Gavin Clunie: Glucorticoid Induced Osteoporosis (GIO)
16: Eugene McCloskey: Osteoporosis and SREs in neoplastic disease
17: Brian Camilleri and Gavin Clunie: Osteoporosis and CKD-MBD in renal disease
18: Nicola Peel: Pre-menopausal osteoporosis
19: Paul Dimitri and Paul Arundel: Osteoporosis in children and adolescents
20: Rob Morris and Mohana Maddula: Preventing fractures in the elderly: assessment and management of falls
21: Paul Smitham and David Marsh: The surgical management of fragility fractures

About the Author

Gavin Clunie, Consultant Rheumatologist, Rheumatology Department, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK, Richard Keen, Metabolic Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust, Stanmore, UK

Reviews

This second edition has neatly described the newer imaging techniques in the assessment of osteoporosis as well as newer management options... This will be helpful for anyone interested in a quick understanding of the basics of osteoporosis as well serving as an excellent tool for trainees and primary care physicians.
*Doody's Notes*