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Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction: Physiology of Ageing -- 1: Epidemiology -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Clinical Significance of the Aging Process on the Polytraumatized Patient -- 1.2.1 Age-Related Physiologic Decline -- 1.2.2 Effect on Triage -- 1.3 Mechanisms of Injury -- 1.3.1 Falls -- 1.3.2 Traffic-Related Injuries -- 1.3.3 Pedestrian Injuries -- 1.3.4 Other Mechanism of Injuries -- 1.4 Outcomes -- 1.4.1 Comorbidities and Mortality -- 1.4.2 Discharge Status -- 1.4.3 Palliative Care and Withdrawal of Care -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2: Cardiovascular Ageing -- 2.1 Epidemiology -- 2.2 Features -- 2.3 Arterial Ageing -- 2.3.1 Arterial Ageing: Arterial Hypertension -- 2.3.2 Arterial Ageing: Coronary Artery Disease -- 2.3.3 Arterial Ageing: Cardiac Microvascular Disease -- 2.4 Myocardial Hypertrophy -- 2.5 Amyloidosis -- 2.6 Atrial Fibrillation -- 2.7 Valvular Diseases -- 2.8 Therapy -- References -- 3: Bone Mineralization and Osteoporotic Changes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Bone Cells -- 3.2.1 Osteoblasts -- 3.2.2 Osteocytes -- 3.2.3 Osteoclasts -- 3.3 Osteogenesis and Mineralization -- 3.3.1 Osteoid Synthesis -- 3.3.2 Mineralization -- 3.3.3 Distribution of the Mineral Phase -- 3.4 Contribution to Biochemical Homeostasis of the Mineral Phase -- 3.4.1 Calcium -- 3.4.2 Phosphorus -- 3.4.3 Other Ions -- 3.5 Age- and Disease-Related Changes in Mineralization -- 3.6 Bone Turnover Markers -- 3.7 Osteoporosis -- 3.7.1 Symptoms and Diagnosis of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis -- References -- 4: The Concept of Sarcopenia and Frailty -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Overlap Between Sarcopenia and Frailty -- 4.3 Relevance of Frailty -- 4.4 Relevance of Sarcopenia -- 4.5 Summary -- References -- 5: Applied Fall and Fracture Epidemiology 70+ -- 5.1 Introduction.