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WHY ARE BONE MASS MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED? Part of “CHAPTER 57 – CLINICAL APPLICATION OF BONE MINERAL DENSITY MEASUREMENTS“ There are three clinical applications for bone mass measurement. Each has a…

DIAGNOSIS OF OSTEOPOROSIS USING BONE DENSITOMETRY: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CRITERIA Part of “CHAPTER 57 – CLINICAL APPLICATION OF BONE MINERAL DENSITY MEASUREMENTS“ To allow bone densitometry to be used…

CLINICAL APPLICATION OF BONE MINERAL DENSITY MEASUREMENTS Paul D. Miller Abby Erickson Carol Zapalowski Bone densitometry is accepted as a useful quantitative measurement for assessing skeletal status and predicting the…

USE OF BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF BONE TURNOVER IN OSTEOPOROSIS Part of “CHAPTER 56 – MARKERS OF BONE METABOLISM“ Since the previous edition of this textbook, major advances have been made…

MARKERS OF BONE METABOLISM Part of “CHAPTER 56 – MARKERS OF BONE METABOLISM“ Assays of biochemical markers of bone turnover are noninvasive and, when the results are applied and interpreted…

BIOCHEMISTRY OF BONE Part of “CHAPTER 56 – MARKERS OF BONE METABOLISM“ Bone is composed of ˜70% mineral and 30% organic matter. The mineral, primarily in the form of hydroxyapatite…

MARKERS OF BONE METABOLISM Markus J. Seibel Simon P. Robins John P. Bilezikian Bone is a metabolically active tissue that throughout life undergoes constant remodeling. Skeletal turnover is achieved by…

VARIABLES ROUTINELY MEASURED IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE BIOPSY SPECIMEN Part of “CHAPTER 55 – BONE QUANTIFICATION AND DYNAMICS OF TURNOVER“ An abundance of quantitative information may be obtained from…

TECHNIQUE OF ILIAC CREST BIOPSY Part of “CHAPTER 55 – BONE QUANTIFICATION AND DYNAMICS OF TURNOVER“ PRETREATMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH TETRACYCLINE The information obtainable from an iliac crest biopsy…