Osteoporosis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Contributors
1	The Cellular and Biochemical Aspects of Bone Remodeling	3
2	The Role of Calcium, Phosphorus and Macronutrients in the Maintenance of Skeletal Health	17
3	Vitamin D in Health and Prevention of Metabolic Bone Disease	29
4	The Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis	47
5	The Epidemiology of Osteoporosis	65
6	Psychosocial Aspects of Osteoporosis	69
7	What Is an Osteoporotic Fracture?	79
8	Bone Densitometry Techniques in Modern Medicine	89
9	Clinical Interpretation and Utility of Bone Densitometry	113
10	Quantitative Ultrasound	121
11	Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover	129
12	An Introduction to Clinical Decision Making in Osteoporosis	145
13	Calcium as a Primary Treatment and Prevention Modality for Osteoporosis	151
14	Use of Estrogen for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis	159
15	Drug Therapy	173
16	Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Osteoporosis	189
17	Prevention of Osteoporosis	203
18	The Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis	213
19	The Approach to Osteoporosis in the Elderly Patient	225
20	Preventing and Treating Glucocorticoid Osteoporosis	239
21	Therapy for Osteoporosis in Men	251
22	Bone Mass in Renal Disease	271
23	Prevention of Osteoporosis: Making Sense of the Published Evidence	275
	Appendix 1: Glossary	287
	Appendix 2: Costs of Diagnostic Tests and Treatments of Osteoporosis	291
	Index	293