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Osteogenesis imperfecta : a translational approach to brittle bone disease

Provides the orthopedic surgeon with an advanced discussion of surgical techniques applicable to osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). This title incorporates chapters and information on the ethical issues related to osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) as will the importance of nutrition in managing the OI child and the OI adult.
Print Book, English, 2014
Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2014
xxii, 555 s. + bilag
9780123971654, 0123971659
876364090
Foreword Acknowledgments List of Contributors Section 1: INTRODUCTION Section 2: BONE BIOLOGY, STRUCTURE AND BIOCHEMISTRY Section 3: CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR GENETICS OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA Section 4: COL1A1 AND COL1A2 MUTATIONS Section 5: ANIMAL MODELS OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA Section 6: BRITTLE BONE OVERLAP PHENOTYPES: TGF-BETA MUTATIONS AND BONE Section 7: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA Section 8: ORGAN INVOLVEMENT IN OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA Chapter 9: ORTHOPEDICS Section 10: PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION Section 11: PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA Section 12: GENETIC APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA Index