This new edition includes the most up-to-date information about the pathophysiology and new
therapeutic alternatives for osteoporosis of advanced age. It is written by investigators
(clinicians and basic scientists) in the field of aging bone research.It was just recently that
a new syndrome osteoporosis of advanced age was recognized as a new entity with its own
pathophysiology and potential treatments. Unfortunately and despite the fact that hip
fractures are mostly a consequence of this process and apart from the first edition of this
book there are few publications about this subject. The first edition of this book
demonstrated that there is a need to understand the particular features of osteoporosis in
older persons which is the main aim of this book. The institutions where the authors are
affiliated are highly recognized as the main centers in aging bone research. As an innovation
the second edition includes some aspects of muscle and bone interaction focusing of the impact
of age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) on the pathogenesis of falls and fractures in older
persons. As in the previous edition this book is expected to be the reference guide for
geriatricians gerontologists and bone biologists as well as medical trainees in order to
understand the mechanisms of senile osteoporosis with a practical approach to the treatment of
its consequences.
