This comprehensive book, lavishly illustrated with over 700 colour
pictures, addresses the subject of bone in internal medicine. It is
based on biopsies of bone and first describes the normal range of
physiological findings in iliac crest biopsies in young, middle-aged and
elderly individuals.
The book then deals systematically with the osseous disorders most
frequently encountered in internal medicine, and some that would be
considered in the differential diagnosis. Numerous up-to-date references
are included. The clinical applications of biopsies of bone are
emphasized as well as their clinical interpretation; sections on
histomorphometry and functional aspects of bone cells are also
included.
The book will be of particular interest to specialists in internal
medicine, endocrinology, nephrology, haematology and oncology, as well
as being a bench manual for the practising pathologist.