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Biology & Diseases
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Edited By
John Pettifor, University of the Witwatersrand and Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Gauteng, SOUTH AFRICA
Francis Glorieux, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
John M Pettifor
Harald Jüppner, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA U.S.A
Description
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
Audience
Endocrinologists, bone biologists and biochemists, pediatricians, orthopedic surgeons and radiologists
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
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Hardbound, 758 pages, publication date: SEP-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-286551-0
ISBN-10: 0-12-286551-0
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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