"Pediatric osteology, a medical specialty that has come of age, has contributed to the understanding of adult bone diseases as well. This second edition reference updates the 2003 edition with more emphasis on management as well as new and revised contributions. Thirty chapters present basic information regarding bone development, tools and techniques for evaluation (including a new chapter on radiographic imaging), and the specifics of various diseases. The three editors are affiliated as follows: Francis H. Glorieux (McGill U., Canada), John M. Pettifor (Chir Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South Africa), and Harald Juppner (Harvard Medical School, US). Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier." --Reference and Research Book News, October 2012

• 1. Bone Cell Biology: Osteoblasts, Osteocytes, Osteoclasts2. Bone Matrix and Mineralization3. Prenatal Bone Development 4. Postnatal Bone Growth5. Dental Development and Maturation6. Parathyroid Hormone and Calcium Homeostasis7. Phosphate Homeostasis Regulatory Mechanisms8. Vitamin D Biology9. Peak Bone Mass and Its Regulation 10. Pregnancy and Lactation11. Fetal Mineral Homeostasis12. Radiology 13. Noninvasisve Techniques for Bone Mass Measurement14. Assessment of Skeletal Maturity15. Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism16. Pediatric Bone Histomorphometry17. A Diagnostic Approach to Skeletal Dysplasias 18. The Spectrum of Pediatric Osteoporosis19. Osteogenesis Imperfecta20. Sclerosing Bone Dysplasias 21. Parathyroid Disorders 22. Fibrous Dysplasia23. Nutritional Rickets24. Metabolic Bone Disease in the Neonatal Period and its Later Sequelae25. Hereditary Abnormalities of Vitamin D Synthesis or Action 26. Familial Hypophosphatemia and Related Disorders 27. Rickets Due to Tubular Abnormalities28. Hypophosphatasia29. Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder30. Extraskeletal Bone Formation