Bone Loss and Osteoporosis

An Anthropological Perspective
2003
ISBN: 978-0-306-47767-6
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

With the growing incidence of fragility fractures in Europe and North America over the last three decades, bone loss and osteoporosis have become active areas of research in skeletal biology. Bone loss is associated with aging in both sexes and is accelerated in women with the onset of menopause. However, bone loss is related to a suite of complex and often synergistically related factors including genetics, pathology, nutrition, mechani­ cal usage, and lifestyle. It is not surprising that its incidence and severity vary among populations. There has been increasing interest to investigate bone loss and osteoporosis from an anthropological perspective that utilizes a biocultural approach. Biocultural approaches recognize the inter-relationship between biological, cultural, and environmental variables. Anthropological studies also highlight the value of evolutionary and population approaches to the study of bone loss. These approaches are particularly suited to elucidate the multifactorial etiology of bone loss. The idea for this volume came out of a symposium organized by the editors at the 70th annual meeting of The American Association of Physical Anthropologists in Kansas City, Missouri. Many of the symposium participants, along with several additional leading scientists involved in bone and osteoporosis research, are brought together in this volume. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of bone loss and fragility with a fresh and stimulating perspective.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stout, Samuel D.

Agarwal, Sabrina C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Orthopädie- und Unfallchirurgie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Humanbiologie Physische Anthropologie, Paläoanthropologie, Evolutionäre Anthropologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Current Concepts of Bone Loss and Osteoporosis.- Concepts of Bone Remodeling: A Unified Spatial and Temporal Model with Physiologic and Pathophysiologic Implications.- 2. On Changing Views about Age-Related Bone Loss.- 3. The Role of Bone Quality on Bone Loss and Fragility.- II. Population Approaches.- 4. Ethnic Differences in Bone Mass and Architecture.- 5. Bone Loss, Fracture Histories, and Body Composition Characteristics of Older Males.- 6. The Histomorphometry of the Subadult Rib: Age-Associated Changes in Bone Mass and the Creation of Peak Bone Mass.- III. Evolutionary Perspectives.- 7. An Evolutionary and Biocultural Approach to Understanding the Effects of Reproductive Factors on the Female Skeleton.- 8. Functional Adaptation and Fragility of the Skeleton.- 9. Effects of Vitamin D on Bone and Natural Selection of Skin Color: How Much Vitamin D Nutrition are We Talking About?.- IV. Bone Loss and Osteoporosis in Past Populations.- 10. Techniques for the Investigation of Age-Related Bone Loss and Osteoporosis in Archaeological Bone.- 11. Differentail Diagnoses of Intravitam and Postmortem Bone Loss at the Micro-Level.- 12. Histomorphology, Geometry, and Mechanical Loading in Past Populations.- 13. Bone Remodeling and Age-Associated Bone Loss in the Past: A Histomorphometric Analysis of the Imperial Roman Skeletal Population of Isola Sacra.