The third edition of the Atlas of Osteoporosis is designed to be useful to a broad readership united in their interest in the disorder. The expert authors have encapsulated not only the well-established basics of osteoporosis but also new developments in the field in a format that makes extensive use of graphical displays of important data. Issues that are well known to be important to skeletal biology and osteoporosis (eg, nutrition, exercise, and growth) have been updated. Some chapters included in the first edition have been more extensively revised to reflect major developments. Several chapters have been added to highlight the emergence of new fields (genetics) or the expansion of others (bone densitometry and the laboratory evaluation of bone disorders).
From the reviews of the third edition:
"This third edition of the Atlas of Osteoporosis will be useful to a broad readership. This book provides extensive data on physical modifications in fragile bone, bone mass acquisition, and epidemiology of osteoporosis. ? In summary, this book that is particularly well documented and easy to read will interest both junior and senior trauma surgeons." (Patrick Simon, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Vol. 21, 2011)
