Based on the more detailed Textbook of Osteoporosis, this handbook is intended for the hospital doctor in general medicine, gynaecology, geriatrics, endocrinology or orthopaedics who needs a basic understanding of the processes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. The rise of hormone replacement therapy has involved a wider range of specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder, and this manual has been designedOsteoporosis and its consequences; Pathogenesis of osteoporosis and fracture; The endocrinology and biochemistry of osteoporosis; Causes of osteoporosis; Assessment of bone mass and osteoporosis; Prevention of osteoporosis from menarche to menopause; Treatment of generalized osteoporosis with inhibitors of bone resorption; Other agents for generalized osteoporosis; Treatment of secondary and focal osteoporosis; Index.
