Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Pages: 217-221

Journal: Aktuelle Rheumatologie

Volume number: 42

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 0341-051X

eISSN: 1438-9940

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-114978

Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag

Abstract: 
Laboratory tests are an important tool in the diagnostic and differential diagnostic investigation of osteologic diseases. As recommended in the German S3 guideline for osteoporosis, a basic laboratory examination is essential for the differentiation between primary and secondary osteoporosis, and of prime importance for initiating an appropriate treatment. Markers of bone turnover may provide additional information regarding the dynamics of bone metabolism. They are mainly used to guide the choice of treatment and the monitoring of treatment response and patient compliance after the initiation of an anti-osteoporosis therapy. This paper aims to describe the significance of the established osteologic laboratory tests for metabolic bone diseases in everyday practice.

Harvard Citation style: Lange, U. and Reuss-Borst, M. (2017) Laboratory Analysis in Metabolic Bone Diseases: Possibilities and Limitations, Aktuelle Rheumatologie, 42(3), pp. 217-221. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-114978

APA Citation style: Lange, U., & Reuss-Borst, M. (2017). Laboratory Analysis in Metabolic Bone Diseases: Possibilities and Limitations. Aktuelle Rheumatologie. 42(3), 217-221. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-114978