Bone Loss and Osteoporosis

Chapter 1 New Concepts of Bone Remodeling: A Unified Spatial and Temporal Model with Physiologic and Pathophysiologic Implications

Chapter 2 On Changing Views about Age-Related Bone Loss

Chapter 3 The Role of Bone Quality on Bone Loss and Bone Fragility

Chapter 4 Ethnic Differences in Bone Mass and Bone Architecture

Chapter 5 Bone Loss, Fracture Histories, and Body Composition Characteristics of Older Males

Chapter 6 The Histomorphometry of the Subadult Rib: Age-Associated Changes in Bone Mass and the Creation of Peak Bone Mass

Chapter 7 An Evolutionary and Biocultural Approach to Understanding the Effects of Reproductive Factors on the Female Skeleton

Chapter 8 Functional Adaptation and Fragility of the Skeleton

Chapter 9 Effects of Vitamin D on Bone and Natural Selection of Skin Color: How Much Vitamin D Nutrition are We Talking About?

Chapter 10 Techniques for the Investigation of Age-Related Bone Loss and Osteoporosis in Archaeological Bone

Chapter 11 Differential Diagnoses of Intravitam and Postmortem Bone Loss at the Micro-Level

Chapter 12 Histomorphology, Geometry, and Mechanical Loading in Past Populations

Chapter 13 Bone Remodeling and Age-Associated Bone Loss in the Past: a Histomorphometric Analysis of the Imperial Roman Skeletal Population of Isola Sacra