Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease, leading to considerable injury, long-term disability and fatalities. Considering that 1.3 million injuries occur each year, it is ironic that the exact mechanism of this disease process is not totally understood. Often undiagnosed, osteoporosis is essentially an epidemic among postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis is especially insidious since, like hypertension, it is a silent disease. Most people only discover they have osteoporosis when they sustain an injury. This book provides a straightforward and clear examination of osteoporosis and serves as a complete home reference for anyone. No osteoporosis patient should be without this book.