Bone Loss and Osteoporosis An Anthropological Perspective
With the growing incidence of fragility fractures in Europe and North America over the last three decades, bone loss and osteoporosis have become active areas of research in skeletal biology. Bone loss is associated with aging in both sexes and is accelerated in women with the onset of menopause. Ho...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Current Concepts of Bone Loss and Osteoporosis
- Concepts of Bone Remodeling: A Unified Spatial and Temporal Model with Physiologic and Pathophysiologic Implications
- 2. On Changing Views about Age-Related Bone Loss
- 3. The Role of Bone Quality on Bone Loss and Fragility
- II. Population Approaches
- 4. Ethnic Differences in Bone Mass and Architecture
- 5. Bone Loss, Fracture Histories, and Body Composition Characteristics of Older Males
- 6. The Histomorphometry of the Subadult Rib: Age-Associated Changes in Bone Mass and the Creation of Peak Bone Mass
- III. Evolutionary Perspectives
- 7. An Evolutionary and Biocultural Approach to Understanding the Effects of Reproductive Factors on the Female Skeleton
- 8. Functional Adaptation and Fragility of the Skeleton
- 9. Effects of Vitamin D on Bone and Natural Selection of Skin Color: How Much Vitamin D Nutrition are We Talking About?
- IV. Bone Loss and Osteoporosis in Past Populations
- 10. Techniques for the Investigation of Age-Related Bone Loss and Osteoporosis in Archaeological Bone
- 11. Differentail Diagnoses of Intravitam and Postmortem Bone Loss at the Micro-Level
- 12. Histomorphology, Geometry, and Mechanical Loading in Past Populations
- 13. Bone Remodeling and Age-Associated Bone Loss in the Past: A Histomorphometric Analysis of the Imperial Roman Skeletal Population of Isola Sacra