Elizabeth Weiss introduces readers to how lifestyle changes-in complex interaction with biology, genes, and environment-affect health in this distinctive tour of human osteology, past and present.

List of FiguresAcknowledgments1-Introduction to Bone ResearchBone BiologyTemporal Changes in Human LifestyleEvidence of Change: Skeletal Samples and Clinical Databases2-Growth PatternsThe Human Growth PatternLong Bone GrowthOsteological Indicators of GrowthConclusions3-Adult Bone HealthOsteomalaciaOsteoporosis and OsteopeniaConclusions4-Childhood InjuriesDetecting Childhood TraumaPatterns of Childhood Trauma: Falls, Abuse, SportsConclusions5-Back PainsVertebral Anatomy of a BipedBack Pain DemographicsVertebral Pathology DetectionSchmorl's NodesSpondylolysis and SpondylolisthesisTreatmentConclusions6-ArthritisErosive ArthritisOsteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Risk FactorsOsteoporosis and Other Degenerative DiseasesJoint Pain TreatmentConclusions7-Oral HealthTooth Anatomy and ExaminationsTooth Wear: Attrition, Abrasion, and ErosionTooth DecayPeriodontal DiseaseTooth LossMalocclusionConclusions8-Infectious DiseasesGeneral Bone InfectionsParasite-Induced AnemiaTreponemal DiseasesMycobacterial DiseasesConclusions9-Congenital DefectsBirth Defects DiagnosticsTemporal Changes in Birth DefectsConclusions10-The Next Fifty Years?Older PopulationsGenetic and Medical AdvancesObesityUrbanizationFood FortificationIncreasing Paternal AgeReturn of Past DiseasesConclusionsAcronymsGlossaryWorks CitedIndexAbout the Author