1. Broadband ultrasonic attenuation imaging: A new imaging technique of the os calcis

   • P. Laugier
   • P. Giat
   • G. Berger

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 83 - 86

2. Comparison of broadband ultrasound attenuation to single X-ray absorptiometry measurements at the calcaneus in postmenopausal women

   • L. M. Salamone
   • E. A. Krall
   • B. Dawson-Hughes

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 87 - 90

3. Influence of fat on ultrasound measurements of the Os calcis

   • P. O. Kotzki
   • D. Buyck
   • M. Rossi

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 91 - 95

4. Age-dependence of bone material quality shown by the measurement of frequency of resonance in the ulna

   • P. Kann
   • S. Graeben
   • J. Beyer

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 96 - 100

5. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry is also an accurate and precise method to measure the dimensions of human long bones

   • H. Sievänen
   • P. Kannus
   • I. Vuori

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 101 - 105

6. Fractal signature analysis of macroradiographs measures trabecular organization in lumbar vertebrae of postmenopausal women

   • J. C. Buckland-Wright
   • J. A. Lynch
   • I. Fogelman

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 106 - 112

7. Age-related differences in cross-sectional geometry of the forearm bones in healthy women

   • M. L. Bouxsein
   • K. H. Myburgh
   • R. Marcus

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 113 - 118

8. Immunohistochemical characterization of the small proteoglycans decorin and proteoglycan-100 in heterotopic ossification

   • A. Bosse
   • H. Kresse
   • K.-M. Müller

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 119 - 124

9. Induction of a low voltage-activated, fast-inactivating Ca²⁺ channel in cultured bone marrow stromal cells by dexamethasone

   • S. J. Publicover
   • G. P. Thomas
   • A. J. El Haj

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 125 - 132

10. Atomic force microscopy and molecular modeling of protein and peptide binding to calcite

    • A. Wierzbicki
    • C. S. Sikes
    • B. Drake

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 133 - 141

11. A novel synthetic vitamin D analogue, 2β-(3-hydroxypropoxy)1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ (ED-71), increases bone mass by stimulating the bone formation in normal and ovariectomized rats

    • H. Tsurukami
    • T. Nakamura
    • Y. Nishii

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 142 - 149

12. The in vivo effect of a new, in vitro, extremely potent vitamin D₃ analog KH1060 on the suppression of renal allograft rejection in the rat

    • E. Lewin
    • K. Olgaard

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 150 - 154

13. The effect of increasing gap width on localized densitometric changes within tibial ostectomies in a canine model

    • M. D. Markel
    • J. J. Bogdanske

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 155 - 159

14. Peculiar structures of the blood vessels forming the secondary ossification center in the rat femoral heads

    • T. Hirano
    • M. E. Rabbi
    • K. Iwasaki

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 160 - 164

15. Effects of lead on osteoclast-like cell formation in mouse bone marrow cell cultures

    • T. Miyahara
    • H. Komiyama
    • Y. Kanamoto

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 165 - 169

16. Osteoclast development in the coculture system of periostless metatarsal bones and hemopoietic cells studied by in situ hybridization with a probe for Y chromosomes

    • C. E. Hagenaars
    • E. W. M. Kawilarang-de Haas
    • P. J. Nijweide

    Molecular and Cellular Biology Pages: 170 - 174

17. How do we prevent hip fractures?

    • Pekka Kannus
    • Jari Parkkari
    • Wilson C. Hayes

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 175 - 177

18. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 178 - 178