Osteoporosis

You can reduce the risk of your patients suffering an osteoporosis-related fracture. Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent, treatable disease, but it is currently incurable. Successful early diagnosis can lead to effective treatment strategies that reduce the risk of a patient s life being compromised by serious fracture injury. In Osteoporosis, Dr Dale Stovall has assembled world-leading experts who guide you through modern best-practice approaches to: Diagnosis of osteoporosis Risk assessment for fractures Use of calcium and vitamin D Medical therapy and follow up Future approaches to treatment Osteoporosis empowers you to identify and treat your patients with osteoporosis and low bone mass, preventing subsequent fractures and improving their quality of life.

You can reduce the risk of your patients suffering anosteoporosis-related fracture.Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent, treatable disease, but it iscurrentlyincurable. Successful early diagnosis can lead to effectivetreatmentstrategies that reduce the risk of a patient's life beingcompromised byserious fracture injury.In Osteoporosis, Dr Dale Stovall has assembledworld-leading experts whoguide you through modern best-practice approaches to:* Diagnosis of osteoporosis* Risk assessment for fractures* Use of calcium and vitamin D* Medical therapy and follow up* Future approaches to treatmentOsteoporosis empowers you to identify and treat yourpatients withosteoporosis and low bone mass, preventing subsequent fracturesandimproving their quality of life.

List of Contributors, viiPreface, ix1 Epidemiology and Genetics of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, 1Mark Edwards, Rebecca Moon, Nick Harvey & CyrusCooper2 Osteoporosis in Men, 15Robert A. Adler3 Mechanisms of Bone Remodeling, 31Maziar Shabestari & Erik Fink Eriksen4 Fracture Risk Assessment, 46Ronald C. Hamdy5 Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis: Bone Diseases, 62Peter R. Ebeling6 Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis, 79Stuart Silverman & Swamy Venuturupalli7 Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis: Other Medications, 93Diane M. Biskobing8 Hormone Therapy for Osteoporosis, 108Pilar Valenzuela Mazo & James A. Simon9 Bisphosphonates, 123Paul D. Miller & Nelson B. Watts10 Denosumab, 144Michael A. Bolognese11 Parathyroid Hormone: Anabolic Treatment of Osteoporosis158Erik Fink Eriksen12 Optimum Calcium and Vitamin D for the Prevention and Treatmentof Osteoporosis, 178Michael F. Holick13 The Use of Combination Therapy in the Treatment ofPostmenopausal Osteoporosis, 201Juliet Compston14 Emerging Therapies, 211Michael R. McClung & Cristiano A. F. Zerbini15 Monitoring Therapy for Osteoporosis, 227E. Michael Lewiecki16 Persistence and Compliance with Medications to PreventFractures: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Management Issues, 239John T. SchousboeAppendix: A Clinician's Approach to the Patient, 263Robert LindsayIndex, 273