Pediatric Bone: Biology & Diseases

by John M. Pettifor (Editor), Harald Juppner (Editor)

Overview

Pediatric Bone is the first book to be published to deal exclusively with the biology and diseases of bone as they affect children. Rapid advances have been made in our understanding of the mechanisms and factors controlling the growth and development of bone, and these are discussed in detail in this book. Further, the various diseases of bone which are peculiar to children are highlighted and discussed in the light of our current knowledge with regard to the causation, clinical signs and treatment. The book is aimed to provide those clinicians interested in children's diseases and basic scientists with a comprehensive resource covering the various aspects of bone health and disease in children

Key Features* Deals exclusively with bone development and diseases of children and each chapter written by an * Fully referenced providing an appendix of usually difficult to find information on the investigation of pediatric bone disease and reference values* Covers both the physiology of bone and mineral homeostasis in children and diseases in one book* Includes a CD-ROM of images

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080538556
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/19/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	758
File size:	25 MB
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Table of Contents

Structure of Growth Plate and Bone Matrix
Bone Cell Biology: Osteoblasts, Osteocytes and Osteoclasts
Prenatal Bone Development: Ontogeny and Regulation
Postnatal Bone Growth: Growth Plate Biology, Modeling and Remodeling
Parathyroid Hormone and Calcium Homeostasis
Phosphate homeostasis, Regulatory Mechanisms
Vitamin D Biology
Other Factors Controlling Bone Growth and Development- Calcitonin, CGRP, Osteostatin, Amylin and Adrenomedullin
Peak Bone Mass and its regulation
Pregnancy and Lactation
Fetal Mineral Homeostasis
Non-invasive Techniques for Bone Mass Measurement
Assessment of maturation: Bone Age and Pubertal Assessment
Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism
Bone Histomorphometry
A Diagnostic Approach to Skeletal Dysplasias
Spectrum of Osteoporosis
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Sclerosing Bony Dysplasia
Parathyroid Disorders
Fibrous Dysplasia
Nutritional Rickets
Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity
Rickets Due to Hereditary Abnormalities of Vitamin D Synthesis or Action
Familial Hypophosphatemia and Related Disorders
Rickets due to Renal Tubular Abnormalities
Hypophosphatasia
Renal Osteodystrophy: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Bone Tumors in Children
Orthopedic Problems
Appendices