Osteoporosis is a preventable disease. But each year some 500, 000 people are hospitalized from osteoporosis fractures, and another 180, 000 people are placed into nursing homes from injuries due to osteoporosis.
What can nurses, clinicians, medical researchers, physiologists, health care policy experts, and other providers do to diminish, if not eradicate, the disease from local to global scales? What are the best methods for care and treatment? Osteoporosis addresses these questions, and more. Designed as a complete reference, Osteoporosis presents vivid explanations plus illustrations of specific surgical procedures to guide in the preparation and post-operative rehabilitation of the patient for surgical repairs of fractures. Chapters also discuss leading components of a patient’s recovery, from dietary requirements and exercise, to fall prevention, quality of life and independence issues.
The authors highlight disease prevention strategies and various models of community outreach that have proven effective in educating target populations about osteoporosis, encouraging proper lifestyle choices, and helping children to achieve their maximum bone potential at a young age.
Osteoporosis can be prevented. Here is the book to help you, and your health care institution, do just that.
Tabella dei contenuti
‘Contributors
Foreword,
May L. Wykle
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART 1: PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS, AND PATHOGENESIS
PART 2: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
PART 3: NONPHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT
PART 4: PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Appendix A: Resources and Related Links
Appendix B: Diagnoses That Support Medical Necessity for Bone Densitometry for Reimbursement
Index
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Circa l’autore
David R. Cooper, MD, is the director of The Knee Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and his orthopedic practice specializes in the care and treatment of knees, including arthroscopic surgery and knee replacement. He has personally performed over 6, 000 arthroscopies and 500 knee replacements in his career. He is an adjunct professor at Kings’ University in Wilkes-Barre, and at the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University. He is also the attending orthopedic surgeon at the Pocono Raceway for the NASCAR events each year.Altri ebook dello stesso autore / Editore
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