Osteoporosis in Older Persons

1. Biology of Bone
Paul C. Schiller, Gianluca D'Ippolito, Guy A. Howard

2. Aging and Bone
Jeffrey M. Gimble, Z. Elizabeth Floyd, Moustapha Kassem, Mark E. Nuttall

3. Calciotropic Hormones
E. Paul Cherniack, Bruce R. Troen

4. Sex Steroids and Aging Bone
Jane A. Cauley

5. Animal Models for Senile Osteoporosis
Ken Watanabe

6. Senile Osteoporosis as a Geriatric Syndrome
Rujuta H. Patel, Kenneth W. Lyles

7. Genetics of Osteoporosis in Older Age
David Karasik, Douglas P. Kiel

8. Fracture Epidemiology Among Individuals 75+
Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari

9. Falls as a Geriatric Syndrome: How to Prevent Them? How to Treat Them?
Manuel Montero-Odasso

10. Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Falls and Fractures
Stephen R. Lord, Jacqueline C. T. Close, Catherine Sherrington

11. Medical Treatment of Age-Related Osteoporosis: Present and Future
Steven Boonen

12. Treatment of Osteoporosis in Long-Term Care
Gustavo Duque, Louise Mallet

13. Fracture Care in the Elderly
Christopher M. Bono, Timothy Bhattacharyya

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Rheumatology, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Geriatrics/Gerontology