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This comprehensive manual covers all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, offering an upbeat and optimistic assessment of what can be achieved. While scientifically based, the book provides easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function. It deals with everything from the basic physiology of bone and mineral metabolism to the diagnostic utility of radiologic imaging and specialized tests and current treatment recommendations, including for fracture management. The relationship of osteoporosis to a variety of other disorders is also thoroughly explored and elucidated. 

This book is a quick-reference guide to osteoporosis that equips the reader with easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function, with an emphasis on the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of osteoporosis.

Organized into 20 chapters it provides a concise, yet complete evidence-based overview of osteoporosis prevention and management “from paediatrics to geriatrics”. This practical guide is aimed at raising awareness and educate physicians across disciplines about this preventable, treatable and now even curable disease and emphasizing how every doctor can contribute to stop the “osteoporosis treatment gap” recognized over the last ten years.

Covering bone biology, pathophysiology, secondary and drug-induced osteoporosis, as well as risk factors, diagnostic measurements, treatment and monitoring strategies, new drugs, management of osteoporotic fractures, and much more, this book is a must-have for all those involved in the prevention and care of this global threat.

Eine ganz entscheidende Rolle in der erfolgreichen Behandlung und Prävention der Skelettdestruktion in der Osteologie und Onkologie kommt einer neuen Arzneimittelgruppe zu, den Bisphosphonaten. In den letzten drei Jahrzehnten hat diese Substanzgruppe einen Siegeszug in der klinischen Onkologie und Osteologie erlebt und dem Knochen die gebührende Beachtung in der gesamten Medizin verschafft. Mit diesem kurz gefassten, klar gegliederten, klinisch orientierten und aufwendig illustrierten Manual werden die Struktur-Wirkungsbeziehungen der Bisphosphonate und deren Indikationen aufgezeigt und praktische Richtlinien für Behandlungsstrategien und Anwendungen gegeben. Es ist kein Buch für Knochenspezialisten, vielmehr ein übersichtlicher praktischer Ratgeber für alle Ärzte, die sich über Bisphosphonate informieren und Patienten erfolgreich behandeln wollen.

Clinical osteology is now an independent specialty which nevertheless encompasses all branches of medicine and effects each and every one of us: Bone is Every Body´s Business: This book has been designed as an up to date manual to deal with the currently recognized indications for bisphosphonates, to outline situations and conditions for prevention of skeletal disorders, and to provide practical guidelines for treatment. It is intended for doctors who seek precise information on bisphosphonates in medical practice to enable them to treat patients with disorders of bone or better still to avoid their occurrence – as the age-old saying has it "prevention is better than cure”! Significant advances have already been made in the first 6 years of the "Bone and Joint Decade” of the new century, it is our hope that this book will contribute to more progress in the same direction.

Osteoporosis is a global threat because it can impact every human being as they age. In this new edition, the authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of human suffering, morbidity and mortality on the one hand, and the astronomical national costs on the other. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book updates physicians on the current knowledge about bone structure, physiology and pathology, with an emphasis on the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of osteoporosis. Its purpose is to educate members of the medical profession about this widespread and potentially disabling disease, while providing information on related current evidence-based medicine. The book covers everything from basic physiology to osteoporosis diagnosis, including utility of specialized tests and current treatment recommendations, and will provide the primary care physician with sound medical knowledge in the prevention and management of osteoporosis. It is up-beat and optimistic, with a touch of humor; it is scientifically based but provides easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function. Osteoporosis is preventable if doctors want it to be, and every doctor can contribute. Bone is every doctor''s and every body''s business.

Das Ziel dieses Buches ist es zu zeigen, dass die Knochengesundheit nicht nur Aufgabe jeden Arztes ist, sondern auch vom Patienten konsequente Mitarbeit abverlangt: Bone is EveryBody’s Business. Es werden praktische Richtlinien für Diagnostik, Therapie und Prävention der Osteoporose gegeben - von der Pädiatrie bis hin zur Geriatrie. Dieses Buch informiert Ärzte aller Disziplinen darüber, dass die Osteoporose heute eine vermeidbare und auch behandelbare Krankheit geworden ist. Es wurde vor allem benutzerfreundlich geschrieben, damit jeder Arzt Informationen auch über besondere Themen der Osteoporose unkompliziert und rasch findet.

Osteoporosis is indeed a global threat because every human being is vulnerable and subject to it as time goes by. The authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of human suffering, morbidity and mortality on the one hand and the astronomical national costs on the other. The book is up-beat and optimistic with a touch of humour; it is scientifically based but provides easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function. Osteoporosis is preventable, if doctors want to, and every doctor can contribute. Bone is every doctor''s and every body''s business.

Heute ist der Knochenschwund als früh diagnostizierbare und gut behandelbare Krankheit einzustufen. Ein tieferes Verständnis der komplexen Knochenbiologie, eine standardisierte Diagnostik der Osteoporose, leicht umsetzbare Vorsorgeprogramme, neue wirksame Medikamente und erprobte operative Verfahren zur Versorgung osteoporotischer Frakturen rechtfertigen diese optimistische Einschätzung. Alle diese Fortschritte sind in diesem Manual in systematisch aufgebauten, ausführlichen und reich bebilderten 61 Kapiteln mit berücksichtigt. „Key points“ am Anfang der Kapitel und Übersichten im Anhang verbessern den praktischen Nutzen zusätzlich.