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Links and Resources

Links to Internet sites for further information
  1. Osteoporosis Australia
  2. Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society
  3. National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)   
  4. The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)  
  5. International Osteoporosis Foundation
  6. International Bone and Mineral Society
  7. International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
  8. Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology - Dr Susan Ott
  9. Healthinsite - Australian Govt
  10. Garvan Institute

Resources/Publications

  1. On-Line Fracture Risk Calculator
    Garvan Institute
  2. Beat the Break - Know and Reduce Your Osteoporosis Risk Factors 1.4MB
    Cyrus Cooper for the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
  3. A Picture of Osteoporosis in Australia 738KB
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2008.
  4. CrunchTime - Changing Outcomes in Osteoporosis 204KB
    GP Learning Program - RACP accredited
  5. Prevent the next fracture - GP Guide - 2008 1.1MB
    Osteoporosis Australia
  6. Exercise & Fracture Prevention - GP Guide 1.4MB
    Osteoporosis Australia
  7. Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Body Composition - Reference Values from NHANES
    Thomas L. Kelly, Kevin E. Wilson, Steven B. Heymsfield
  8. Make it or break it - How exercise helps to build and maintain strong bones, prevent falls and fractures, and speed rehabilitation 2.7MB
    Helmut W. Minne for the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
  9. Guidelines for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis for GPs 170KB
    Sheila O'Neill, Alastair MacLennan, Shona Bass et al.
    Australian Family Physician Vol. 33, No. 11, November 2004
  10. The Burden of Brittle Bones - Epidemiology, Costs & Burden of Osteoporosis in Australia 1.2MB
    White Paper - Prepared for Osteoporosis Australia by the University of Melbourne, 2007
  11. Changes in bone mineral content in male athletes. Mechanisms of action and intervention effects.(abstract)
    Klesges et al, Department of psychology, University of Memphis
  12. Safety of Calcium Supplements 14KB
    Osteoporosis Australia
  13. Summary of Evidence for Calcium Supplementation 36KB
    Osteoporosis Australia
  14. Risks and Benefits of Sun Exposure - Position Statement 47KB
    Approved by Osteoporosis Australia, Australian and New Zealand Bone & Mineral Society, Australian College of Dermatologists and The Cancer Council of Australia
  15. Bisphosphonates and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw - Position Statement 248KB
    On behalf of Australian and New Zealand Bone & Mineral Society, Osteoporosis Australia, Medical Oncology Group of Australia, Australian Dental Association.
  16. Bisphosphonates and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw - Consumer Fact Sheet 37KB
    Osteoporosis Australia and ANZBMS
  17. Osteonecrosis of the Jaw - Statement regarding report on ABC TV 41KB
    Australian and New Zealand Bone & Mineral Society
  18. Vertebral Fractures in Osteoporosis: A New Method for Clinical Assessment 208KB
    Genant et al, Osteoporosis and Arthritis Research Group, UCSF.
  19. Instant Vertebral Assessment: A non-invasive Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry Technique to avoid Misclassification and Clinical Mismanagement of Osteoporosis 593KB
    Greenspan et al, Journal of Clinical Densitometry
  20. The Importance of High Resolution in Vertebral Fracture Analysis 521KB
    Ferrar, Jiang & Eastell, University of Sheffield
  21. VFA Visualizes Osteoporosis and AAC 1.3MB
    Kevin E. Wilson, Imaging Technology News
  22. Vertebral Fractures Identified by IVA in Postmenopausal Women 40KB
    Nattras et al, PacMed Clinics, Seattle WA
  23. Prevalence or Vertebral Compression Fracture Deformity by X-Ray Absorptiometry of Lateral Thoracic and Lumbar Spines in a Population referred for Bone Densitometry 56KB
    Schousboe et al, Park Nicollet Osteoporosis Centre, Minneapolis MN.
  24. Emerging Trends in Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry 2.4MB
    Kevin E. WIlson, Radiology Management
  25. IVA in Clinical Practice: Investigating Unexplained Kyphosis 335KB
    Professor Paul Miller, Colorado Center for Bone Research
  26. IVA Case Study 1.2MB
    Dr John Shousboe, Park Nicollet Osteoporosis Centre, Minneapolis MN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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