Main description:

Since 1997, "Fast Facts: Osteoporosis" has kept clinicians abreast of important advances in the diagnosis and treatment of this debilitating disease. As well as background chapters that clarify the pathophysiology of the condition and the homeostatic determinants of peak bone acquisition and maintenance, this book highlights the identification of at-risk individuals, the latest techniques for measuring bone mass, factors influencing the choice of intervention and recent developments in both the therapeutic and diagnostic arenas. Now in its fifth edition, "Fast Facts: Osteoporosis" provides a fully updated, clinically relevant guide to the successful management of osteoporosis.

Contents:

Epidemiology; Pathophysiology; Clinical manifestations; Diagnostic techniques; Risk Assessment; Management: general considerations; Antiresorptive therapy; Anabolic and dual-action therapy; Other forms of osteoporosis; Future trends.