Osteoarthritis[electronic resource] ...
Berenbaum, Francis.

 

  • Osteoarthritis[electronic resource] :a companion to Rheumatology /
  • Record Type: Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
    [NT 15000414]: 616.7/223
    Title/Author: Osteoarthritis : a companion to Rheumatology // [edited by] Leena Sharma, Francis Berenbaum.
    other author: Sharma, Leena.
    Published: Philadelphia : : Mosby,, c2007.
    Description: xv, 279 p., 6 p. of plates : : ill. (some col.) ;; 27 cm.
    Notes: Companion v. to: Rheumatology / edited by Marc C. Hochberg ... [et al.]. 3rd ed. 2003.
    Subject: Osteoarthritis.
    Subject: Rheumatology.
    ISBN: 9780323039291
    ISBN: 0323039294
    [NT 15000227]: Includes bibliographical references and index.
    [NT 15000228]: EPIDEMIOLOGY -- 1. Epidemiology of OA -- PATHOGENESIS -- 2. Role of bone in OA -- 3. Impact of Mechanical Stress on the Pathophysiology of OA -- 4. Update on the Chondrocyte Lineage and Implication for Cell Therapy in OA -- 5. Aging Cartilage and OA Cartilage: Differences and Shared Mechanisms -- 6. Role of Adipocytokines in OA -- 7. Novel Experimental Models for the Study of OA -- 8. Signaling Transduction: Targets in OA -- CLINICAL ASPECTS -- 9. Biomarkers, Evidence for Promising Markers -- 10. Update on Radiographic Imaging -- 11. Update on MRI in OA -- TREATMENT -- 12. Update on COX-2 Inhibitors, Non-selective NSAIDs, and ASA Co-therapy -- 13. Alternative Therapies in OA -- 14. Novel Physical Therapy Approaches to Enhance Muscle Activity and Minimize Instability in OA -- 15. Disease-Modifying Drugs in OA -- 16. Nutritional Supplements in the Treatment of OA.
    [NT 15000229]: This new companion to Hochberg et al.'s Rheumatology masterwork presents current insights into the causes, detection, and therapy of this condition. It provides "one-stop" coverage of scientific and clinical developments, including new concepts in epidemiology and genetics and pathogenic mechanisms new developments in diagnostic interventions and prevention and the very latest concepts in treatment. Features the work of leading experts in osteoarthritis. Presents current diagnostic criteria and knowledge of pathogenic mechanisms. Discusses the very latest advances in treatment, including pharmacologic interventions. Provides new concepts in epidemiology and genetics of osteoarthritis, including modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors.
    Online resource: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
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