Osteoporosis in Older Persons

1. Biology of Bone
Guy A. Howard, Paul C. Schiller

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. The Muscle-Bone Connection
Marco Brotto, Janalee Isaacson, Eduardo L. Abreu

5. Sex Steroids and Aging Bone
Jane A. Cauley

6. Animal Models for Aging Bone
Ken Watanabe, Gustavo Duque

7. Osteoporosis as a Geriatric Syndrome
Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric

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

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

10. Falls as a Geriatric Syndrome: Mechanisms and Risk Identification
Manuel M. Montero-Odasso

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

12. Medical Treatment of Age Related Osteoporosis
Eric Kai-Chung Wong, Lisa Ha-Yeon Kim, Alexandra Papaioannou

13. Fracture Liaison Services
Paul J. Mitchell

14. Treatment of Osteoporosis in Long-Term Care
Gustavo Duque, Pushpa Suriyaarachchi, Piumali Gunawardene, Oddom Demontiero

15. Fracture Care in the Elderly
Jay M. Zampini, Christopher M. Bono

16. The Orthogeriatrics Model of Care
Susan M. Friedman

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Surgical Orthopedics, Geriatrics/Gerontology