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A Practical Approach to Adolescent Bone Health

A Guide for the Primary Care Provider

  • Practical, evidence-based text regarding adolescent bone health in primary care
  • Clinical cases provide real-world application and highlight key concepts for practitioners
  • Written by leaders in the field

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Normal Bone Physiology 101

    • Nora E. Renthal, Nina S. Ma
    Pages 11-25
  3. Optimizing Nutrition to Promote Adolescent Bone Health

    • Deena Altschwager, Kendrin R. Sonneville
    Pages 27-51
  4. Physical Activity to Promote Bone Health in Adolescents

    • Stuart J. Warden, Robyn K. Fuchs
    Pages 53-76
  5. Bone Health Laboratory Assessments

    • Anna Neyman, Linda A. DiMeglio
    Pages 93-109
  6. Imaging to Evaluate Bone Health

    • Heidi J. Kalkwarf
    Pages 111-126
  7. Bone Health in Adolescents with Multiple Fractures

    • Kristen Miller Nathe, Jaime Rice Denning
    Pages 127-142
  8. Bone Health in Adolescents with Eating Disorders

    • Neville H. Golden
    Pages 143-155
  9. Bone Health of Adolescent Athletes

    • Kristin M. Ernest, Rebecca G. Martinie, Sarah Dobkins, Albert C. Hergenroeder
    Pages 157-178
  10. Bone Health in Adolescents with Chronic Disease

    • Erin H. Sieke, Rebecka Peebles
    Pages 179-218
  11. Bone Health in Immobile Adolescents

    • M. Zulf Mughal
    Pages 219-241
  12. Treatment of Adolescent Osteoporosis

    • Monica Grover, Laura K. Bachrach
    Pages 243-259
  13. Conclusion: A Clinical Bone Perspective

    • Sarah Pitts, Catherine M. Gordon
    Pages 261-266
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 267-273

About this book

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.






Reviews

“This is a practical, clinically relevant, well-written book about the physiology, pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, and management of adolescent bone health. … The audience is clinical providers, which may include students (medical, nursing, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner) as well as residents, fellows, and practitioners at all levels. This book is well-written by very credible authorities, and also is concise and to the point.” (Joseph Hageman, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Divisions of Adolescent Medicine and of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Sarah Pitts

  • Division of Adolescent and Transition Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA

    Catherine M. Gordon

About the editors

Sarah Pitts, MD

Divisions of Adolescent Medicine and of Endocrinology

Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

USA


Catherine M. Gordon, MD, MSc

Division of Adolescent and Transition Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Cincinnati, OH

USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Practical Approach to Adolescent Bone Health

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide for the Primary Care Provider

  • Editors: Sarah Pitts, Catherine M. Gordon

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72880-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72879-7Published: 20 February 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72880-3Published: 09 February 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 273

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Rheumatology, General Practice / Family Medicine

Buy it now

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eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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