Osteoarthritis;

David S. Howell Roland W. Moskowitz

ISBN 10: 0721684394 / ISBN 13: 9780721684390

Published by Saunders, 2001

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Neu ungelesen, original eingeschweisst; 3rd Edition; New Book; 674 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Osteoarthritis
• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721684394
• ISBN 13: 9780721684390
• Binding: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Weight: 1990 grams

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Synopsis

The Third Edition of this acclaimed book comprehensively synthesizes expert knowledge and clinical aspects of osteoarthritis. Many renowned contributors review current information on epidemiology and pathology of osteoarthritis, including the topics of cartilage repair and biomechanical considerations. Emphasizes orthopedic procedures, while providing guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of
osteoarthritis, including discussions on roentgenologic diagnosis, arthroscopy, surgery and other approaches to therapy and rehabilitation.

Molecular and cell biology of articular cartilage, both in normal joints

and in osteoarthritis

Cartilage repair

New approaches to osteoarthritis therapy

Non-invasive markers in serum, urine, and synovial joints

The latest pharmacologic treatments

New chapters on The Normal joint as an Organ ï The Genetics of

osteoarthritis ï Basic Concepts of Spine Physiology and Anatomy ï and
Non-invasive Markers in Osteoarthritis

Revised and expanded section on Surgical Considerations in

Osteoarthritis

Special imaging techniques for studies of disease modification

About the Author

Roland W. Moskowitz, MD, Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Director, Arthritis Research Institute, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH; David S. Howell, MD, Professor of Medicine, Emeritus Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Medical Research Investigator, VA Medical Center, Miami, FL; Roy D. Altman, MD, Clinical Director, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Professor of Medicine and Chief Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL; Joseph A. Buckwalter, MS, MD, Professor & Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa; Victor M. Goldberg, MD, Charles H. Herndon Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, Director, Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH