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Knowledge Library

Image library

Atlas of Osteoporosis

The Atlas of Osteoporosis is a comprehensive image collection covering every aspect of the diagnosis and management of this disease. It features over 400 clinical and radiographic images, full-colour anatomical illustrations, graphs, tables and pathological slides, each accompanied by detailed explanatory legends and supporting references.

The images can be easily downloaded as PowerPoint™ and PDF image sets for your own presentations and lectures.

Slide library

A selection of PowerPoint™ slide decks are available as a resource for healthcare professionals to download and use in presentations, meeting and lectures. Slidesets include:

• Skeletal form and function
• Definition and diagnosis of osteoporosis
• The burden of osteoporosis
• Unmet medical needs in osteoporosis
• Bone Biology – RANK/RANKL/OPG pathway

FRAX^®

Click here for access to FRAX^®, the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool developed by the World Health Organization to evaluate the 10-year probability of fracture risk of patients. FRAX^® is based on individual patients and integrates risks associated with clinical risk factors, such as age, sex and medication use, and bone mineral density at the femoral neck.

FRAX^® is also available as an iPhone app.

Supporting Bone

These newsletters aim to provide a number of informative and illuminating news items focused on the science of RANK Ligand. The Bone Academy is dedicated to communicate and improve the understanding of the role of the RANK/RANK Ligand/osteoprotegerin (OPG) pathway in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. Supporting Bone will continue this commitment and will reflect news from international Bone Academy meetings and recent international congresses.

• Issue 4, September 2010