1. How can we tell if a treatment works? Further thoughts on the randomized controlled trial

   • R. P. Heaney

   Guest Editorial Pages: 215 - 217

2. The pathogenesis and treatment of hip fractures

   • P. Lips
   • K. J. Obrant

   Review Article Pages: 218 - 231

3. Incidence of hip fractures in the elderly: A cross-national analysis

   • S. Maggi
   • J. L. Kelsey
   • S. P. Heyse

   Review Article Pages: 232 - 241

4. Bone mineral density of the hip measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in normal elderly women and in patients with hip fracture

   • F. Duboeuf
   • P. Braillon
   • P. J. Meunier

   Original Article Pages: 242 - 249

5. MRI Atlas of the Spine by Kenneth R. Maravilla and Wendy A. Cohen

   • R. Lindsay

   Book Review Pages: 249 - 249

6. The impact of measurement errors on the diagnostic value of bone mass measurements: Theoretical considerations

   • C. Hassager
   • S. B. Jensen
   • C. Christiansen

   Original Article Pages: 250 - 256

7. Age-related changes in resorption cavity characteristics in human trabecular bone

   • P. I. Croucher
   • N. J. Garrahan
   • Juliette E. Compston

   Original article Pages: 257 - 261

8. News views

   News Pages: 262 - 262