Preface
Introduction
Introductory remarks: Gender differences in osteoporosis: from research to treatment
Anatomy and histology of male skeletal tissue: gender differences
Physiology of bone mass acquisition and pathophysiology of bone mass loss: gender differences Epidemiology of male osteoporosis and fractures
Economic and social impact of male osteoporosis and fractures
Diagnosis of osteoporosis and fracture risk assessment: gender differences (anamnesis, algorithms, blood tests, DXA)
Male osteoporosis and imaging (QUS, CT, RM, xray)
Causes and pathophysiology of osteoporosis in men: Introduction: causes and risk factors for male osteoporosis
Genetics of osteoporosis: gender differences
Aging and bone loss
Androgens and bone
Estrogens and male osteoporosis
Vitamin D and male osteoporosis
Testicular function and skeletal alterations
Endocrinological causes of male osteoporosis
Osteoporosis in Klinefelter syndrome
Nutritional disturbances and osteoporosis during puberty (anorexia, bulimia)
Lifestyle and osteoporosis risk in men (physical activity, diet, alcohol abuse)
Drug induced male osteoporosis
Obesity and male osteoporosis: protective factor?
HIV and osteoporosis
Cardiovascular risk and osteoporosis: is there a link?
Osteoporosis and hormonal therapy in prostate cancer
Doping and skeletal alterations
Sarcopenia-osteoporosis: the fragile man
Prevention, screening and treatment: Prevention of male osteoporosis in the different ages
Screening foroporosis in men: critical summary of international guidelines
Androgen therapy
Vitamin D supplementation
Pharmacological therapy
Femur fragility fracture in men and surgical therapy risks
Rehabilitation therapy after surgery in osteoporotic patients
Future research and clinical issues.