Bone Diseases

A comprehensive description of macroscopic, microscopic, and radiological methods for the diagnosis of bone diseases. The book presents all the procedures involved in diagnosis, using not only radiological and histological techniques, but also modern immunohistochemical and scintigraphic methods. Succinct and well-structured therapeutic recommendations are provided for an array of bone diseases, making this a practice-oriented reference work for pathologists, radiologists, rheumatologists, and orthopedists.

1 Bones and Bone Tissue. - 2 Normal Anatomy and Histology. - 3 Disorders of Skeletal Development. - 4 Osteoporoses and Osteopathies. - 5 Osteoscleroses. - 6 Fractures. - 7 Inflammatory Conditions of Bone. - 8 Bone Necroses. - 9 Metabolic and Storage Diseases. - 10 Bone Granulomas. - 11 Bone Tumors. - 12 Degenerative Joint Diseases. - 13 Inflammatory Joint Diseases. - 14 Tumorous Joint Diseases. - 15 Parosteal and Extraskeletal Lesions. - 16 Examination Techniques. - References. - Origin of Specimens Illustrated in this Book.