Reiner Bartl

Osteoporosis is a global threat because it can impact every human being as they age. In this new edition, the authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of human suffering, morbidity and mortality on the one hand, and the astronomical national costs on the other. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book updates physicians on the current knowledge about bone structure, physiology and pathology, with an emphasis on the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of osteoporosis. Its purpose is to educate members of the medical profession about this widespread and potentially disabling disease, while providing information on related current evidence-based medicine. The book covers everything from basic physiology to osteoporosis diagnosis, including utility of specialized tests and current treatment recommendations, and will provide the primary care physician with sound medical knowledge in the prevention and management of osteoporosis. It is up-beat and optimistic, with a touch of humor; it is scientifically based but provides easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function. Osteoporosis is preventable if doctors want it to be, and every doctor can contribute. Bone is every doctor's and every body's business.

Clinical osteology is now an independent specialty which nevertheless encompasses all branches of medicine and effects each and every one of us: Bone is Every Body´s Business: This book has been designed as an up to date manual to deal with the currently recognized indications for bisphosphonates, to outline situations and conditions for prevention of skeletal disorders, and to provide practical guidelines for treatment. It is intended for doctors who seek precise information on bisphosphonates in medical practice to enable them to treat patients with disorders of bone or better still to avoid their occurrence – as the age-old saying has it "prevention is better than cure”! Significant advances have already been made in the first 6 years of the "Bone and Joint Decade” of the new century, it is our hope that this book will contribute to more progress in the same direction.

Am Beispiel der Krankheit Osteoporose zeigen die Autoren, dass der Patient als Know-How-Trager und gesundheitsorientierter Gestalter seines eigenen Lebensstils verstanden werden sollte, der gemass seiner individuellen Fahigkeiten, Interessen und Bedurfnisse als potenter Unterstutzer des Mediziners in den Prozess der Vorsorge, Diagnose und Behandlung integriert werden kann."

Eine ganz entscheidende Rolle in der erfolgreichen Behandlung und Prävention der Skelettdestruktion in der Osteologie und Onkologie kommt einer neuen Arzneimittelgruppe zu, den Bisphosphonaten. In den letzten drei Jahrzehnten hat diese Substanzgruppe einen Siegeszug in der klinischen Onkologie und Osteologie erlebt und dem Knochen die gebührende Beachtung in der gesamten Medizin verschafft. Mit diesem kurz gefassten, klar gegliederten, klinisch orientierten und aufwendig illustrierten Manual werden die Struktur-Wirkungsbeziehungen der Bisphosphonate und deren Indikationen aufgezeigt und praktische Richtlinien für Behandlungsstrategien und Anwendungen gegeben. Es ist kein Buch für Knochenspezialisten, vielmehr ein übersichtlicher praktischer Ratgeber für alle Ärzte, die sich über Bisphosphonate informieren und Patienten erfolgreich behandeln wollen.

This comprehensive book, illustrated with over 700 colour pictures, addresses the subject of bone in internal medicine. It is based on biopsies of bone and first describes the normal range of physiological findings in iliac crest biopsies in young, middle-aged and elderly individuals. The book then deals systematically with the osseous disorders most frequently encountered in internal medicine, and some that would be considered in differential diagnosis. Numerous up-to-date references are included. The clinical applications of biopsies of bone are emphasized as well as their clinical interpretation; sections on histomorphometry and functional aspects of bone cells are also included. The book should be of particular interest to specialists in internal medicine, endocrinology, nephrology, haematology and oncology, as well as being a bench manual for the practising pathologist.