Osteoporosis: Risk Factors, Symptoms and Management : Risk Factors, Symptoms and Management

Osteoporosis Is A Systemic, Debilitating Disease Of The Skeleton, Characterized By Significantly Decreased Bone Mass In Combination With The Deterioration Of Bone Microarchitecture. This Process Results In Weakened Bone With A Great Propensity For Fracture Under Low-energy Stress. This Book Presents Current Research In The Study Of The Risk Factors, Symptoms And Management Of Osteoporosis. Topics Include The Influence Of Osteoporosis In Oral Health; Assessment Of Risk Fracture Risk And Therapeutic Effects On Osteoporosis; Diagnosing Future Bone Fracture; Genetic And Environmental Factors In Human Osteoporosis; The Pathogenesis Of Skeletal Complications In Patients With Endogenous Hypercorticism; Genetic And Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Risk; And Severely Suppressed Bone Turnover Associated With Bisphosphonate For Osteoporosis. (imprint: Nova Biomedical)