EAN: 9783319728797

A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO ADOLESCENT BONE HEALTH ...

This comprehensive book thoroughly covers bone health in the adolescent  offering
evidence-based guidance for clinical care in the primary care setting  and includes aspects of
endocrinology  nutrition  radiology  sports medicine  and rehabilitation. A Practical Approach
to Adolescent Bone Health begins with an in-depth review of normal bone physiology  and
explains how to optimize bone mass accrual in the healthy adolescent. The following chapters
detail the importance of nutrition and physical activity to the skeletal system  while later
chapters provide a bone-centric review of clinical history taking  the physical examination 
laboratory assessment  and imaging to evaluate bone health. Final chapters delve into providing
comprehensive care for specific conditions commonly found in the adolescent  including
adolescents with multiple fractures  eating disorders  athletic involvement  chronic illness 
various ambulatory limitations  and bone fragility. Clinical vignettes are woven into chapters
throughout the book  providing real-world application and highlighting key concepts for
practitioners. A Practical Approach to Adolescent Bone Health is a unique resource and ideal
for the primary care clinician  including pediatricians  adolescent medicine specialists  and
family medicine physicians  as well as endocrinologists  orthopedic surgeons  and any other
practitioner working to guide adolescents towards optimal bone health.

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