Authors:
- Covers all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, emphasizing how much can be achieved
- Provides easy-to-follow guidelines for maintenance of skeletal structure and function
- Explains the diagnostic utility of radiologic imaging and specialized tests
- Outlines current treatment recommendations, including for fracture management
Buy it now
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.
Table of contents (97 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Evolution and Biology of the Skeleton
-
Front Matter
-
-
Diagnostic Tools in Bone Disorders
-
Front Matter
-
-
Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
-
Front Matter
-
-
Risk Factors and Prevention of Osteoporosis
-
Front Matter
-
About this book
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.
Osteoporosis represents a global threat because every human being is vulnerable to it as time passes. The authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of the human suffering, morbidity, and mortality on the one hand and the associated astronomical national and global costs on the other. Osteoporosis is preventable, and everydoctor in every medical discipline can contribute to this goal. And though prevention is better than cure, it is never too late for effective therapy, as outlined in this book.Bone is every doctorʼs and every bodyʼs business!Reviews
“It is written for everyone interested in bone health, particularly medical doctors in most specialties. … This manual is the most current and comprehensive work available. It is highly recommended as a general reference for the public at large and more specifically for the medical community, including medical science libraries.” (Mark R Hutchinson, Doody's Book Reviews, June 21, 2019)
Authors and Affiliations
-
Osteoporosis and Bone Center, Munich, Germany
Reiner Bartl, Christoph Bartl
About the authors
Professor Dr. Reiner Bartl is a renowned expert in osteoporosis. He is Director Emeritus of the Osteoporosis Department of the University Clinic Munich and now head of the Osteoporosis Center Munich. Professor Bartl regularly appears in TV round-table discussions on the topic.
Christoph Bartl, MD, worked for many years as an Associate Professor at the University of Ulm in the Department of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, where his main focus was on the treatment of osteoporotic fractures and fracture prevention. He authored many clinical studies on outcome following osteoporotic fractures and other bone and joint disorders. Dr. Christoph Bartl has now joined the Interdisciplinary Osteoporosis and Bone Center in Munich.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Osteoporosis Manual
Book Subtitle: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management
Authors: Reiner Bartl, Christoph Bartl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00731-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00730-0Published: 01 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00731-7Published: 06 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 564
Number of Illustrations: 89 b/w illustrations, 268 illustrations in colour
Topics: Orthopedics, Endocrinology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Rheumatology, Oncology, Sports Medicine