IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis & 10th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis

Abstract

The proceedings contain 866 papers. The topics discussed include: cellular control of bone mass; osteoporosis, hip fractures, and the biology of aging; why do bones break: contributions of cortical and trabecular bone; region specific fracture risk and response to therapy; do men and women fracture at the same bone mineral density?; genetics of osteoporosis: what have we learnt from genome-wide association studies?; interaction between bone and joints in physiology and disease; glitazone and bone: a paradigm to better understand bone physiology; extraskeletal effects of vitamin D; stimulators/inhibitors of bone turnover: together or one after another?; effect of a delayed-release risedronate 35 mg once-a-week formulation taken with or without breakfast on BMD; health-related quality of life after total knee or hip replacement: a 7-year prospective study; and importance of nutrition for optimal bone development during childhood and adolescence.