Year in Osteoporosis

Contributors vii Preface xi Part I Epidemiology and pathophysiology Impact of the condition 3(20) L. Joseph Melton III Risk factors for osteoporosis and fracture 23(20) Nicholas Harvey Kelsey Jordan Cyrus Cooper Pathophysiology of osteoporosis 43(14) Osten Ljunggren Genetics of osteoporosis 57(16) Andre Uitterlinden Huibert Pols Male osteoporosis 73(24) Ira Pande Roger Francis Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis 97(24) Tjeerd van Staa Cyrus Cooper Part II Bone mass and measurement Bone measurement---X-ray absorptiometry methods 121(22) Magnus Karisson Harri Sievanen Bone measurement---ultrasound 143(14) Alison Stewart David Reid Bone markers 157(32) Patrick Garnero Part III Management and prevention Falls: epidemiological aspects and prevention strategies 189(20) Tahir Masud Rob Morris Diet and osteoporosis 209(16) Susan New HRT and SERMs 225(22) John Stevenson Bisphosphonates 247(22) Socrates Papapoulos Parathyroid hormone and strontium ranelate 269(14) Silvano Adami Ombretta Viapiani Fracture management in osteoporosis 283(14) Karl Obrant Part IV Therapeutic issues Emerging therapies for osteoporosis 297(22) Jonathan Tobias Sarah Hickey How to identify those who will benefit from pharmacological treatment 319(4) Olof Johnell How to prevent fractures in the very elderly 323(10) Pekka Kannus List of abbreviations 333(2) Index of papers reviewed 335(12) General index 347