In Osteoporosis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles nationally recognized clinicians who deal daily with osteoporosis lay down a solid basis for current clinical practice by illuminating the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of this rapidly spreading chronic disease. By explaining and applying the wealth of recently discovered medical knowledge and procedures for osteoporosis, they ensure the proper evaluation and treatment of patients by health care providers from all medical disciplines, and particularly, primary care physicians, endocrinologists, gynecologists, rheumatologists, and orthopedic surgeons. The distinguished authors also provide practitioners with numerous clinical approaches, patient algorithms, and evidence-based scenarios, as well as in-depth coverage of areas not often taught or reviewed, including therapeutic intervention, interpretation of bone densitometry scans, and quality-of-life and nondrug-treatment options. Osteoporosis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles will immediately become the constant companion and reference for the practicing physician who wants to select the most effective approach to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis today.

Table of Contents:
I. Skeletal Physiology and its Relevance to Osteoporosis.- 1 The Cellular and Biochemical Aspects of Bone Remodeling.- 2 The Role of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Macronutrients in the Maintenance of Skeletal Health.- 3 Vitamin D in Health and Prevention of Metabolic Bone Disease.- II. The Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis.- 4 The Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis.- 5 The Epidemiology of Osteoporosis.- 6 Psychosocial Aspects of Osteoporosis.- III. The Diagnosis of Osteoporosis.- 7 What Is an Osteoporotic Fracture?.- 8 Bone Densitometry Techniques in Modern Medicine.- 9 Clinical Interpretation and Utility of Bone Densitometry.- 10 Quantitative Ultrasound.- 11 Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover.- IV. The Treatment of Osteoporosis.- 12 An Introduction to Clinical Decision Making in Osteoporosis.- 13 Calcium as a Primary Treatment and Prevention Modality for Osteoporosis.- 14 Use of Estrogen for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis.- 15 Drug Therapy.- 16 Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Osteoporosis.- V. Case Presentations.- 17 Prevention of Osteoporosis.- 18 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.- 19 The Approach to Osteoporosis in the Elderly Patient.- 20 Preventing and Treating Glucocorticoid Osteoporosis.- 21 Therapy for Osteoporosis in Men.- 22 Bone Mass in Renal Disease.- 23 Prevention of Osteoporosis: Making Sense of the Published Evidence.- Appendix 1: Glossary.- Appendix 2: Costs of Diagnostic Tests and Treatments of Osteoporosis.