IN MEMORIAM
A tribute to Herbert Fleisch

EDITORIAL

Individualization of osteoporosis risk
T. V. Nguyen

REVIEW

Searching for genes underlying susceptibility to osteoporotic fracture: current progress and future prospect S.-F. Lei, H. Jiang, F.-Y. Deng and H.-W. Deng

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Performance of the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool in ruling out low bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review
B. Rud, J. Hilden, L. Hyldstrup and A. Hróbjartsson

β-blocker use and risk of fractures in men and women from the general population: the MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort study
C. Meisinger, M. Heier, O. Lang and A. Döring

Low bone mineral density in COPD patients related to worse lung function, low weight and decreased fat-free mass
A. Vrieze, M. H. G. de Greef, P. J. Wýkstra and J. B. Wempe

Telomere length in leukocytes correlates with bone mineral density and is shorter in women with osteoporosis
A. M. Valdes, J. B. Richards, J. P. Gardner, R. Swaminathan, M. Kimura, L. Xiaobin, A. Aviv and T. D. Spector

 Zoledronic acid efficacy and safety over five years in postmenopausal osteoporosis
J. P. Devogelaer, J. P. Brown, P. Burckhardt, P. J. Meunier, S. Goemaere, K. Lippuner, J. J. Body, G. Samsioe, D. Felsenberg, T. Fashola, L. Sanna, C. E. Ortmann, U. Trechsel, J. Krasnow, E. F. Eriksen and P. Garnero

Prevalence of osteoporosis in patients requiring spine surgery: incidence and significance of osteoporosis in spine disease
D. K. Chin, J. Y. Park, Y. S. Yoon, S. U. Kuh, B. H. Jin, K. S. Kim and Y. E. Cho

Effect of seasonality and weather on fracture risk in individuals 65 years and older
H. A. Bischoff-Ferrari, J. E. Orav, J. A. Barrett and J. A. Baron

Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene are associated with muscle strength in men and women
A. Windelinckx, G. De Mars, G. Beunen, J. Aerssens, C. Delecluse, J. Lefevre and M. A. I. Thomis

Muscle weakness, spasticity and disuse contribute to demineralization and geometric changes in the radius following chronic stroke
M. Y. C. Pang, M. C. Ashe and J. J. Eng

Adiponectin is a predictor of bone mineral density in middle-aged premenopausal women
J. Jürimäe and T. Jürimäe

Height loss, forearm bone density and bone loss in menopausal women: a 15-year prospective study. The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway
S. Forsmo, H. M. Hvam, M. L. Rea, S. E. Lilleeng, B. Schei and A. Langhammer

Vertebral dimensions as risk factor of vertebral fracture in osteoporotic patients: a systematic literature review
A. Ruyssen-Witrand, L. Gossec, S. Kolta, M. Dougados and C. Roux

Incidence of second hip fractures. A population-based study
E. Lönnroos, H. Kautiainen, P. Karppi, S. Hartikainen, I. Kiviranta and R. Sulkava

An approach for identifying postmenopausal women age 50–64  years at increased short-term risk for osteoporotic fracture
Y. -T. Chen, P. D. Miller, E. Barrett-Connor, T. W. Weiss, S. G. Sajjan and E. S. Siris

Prediction of bone loss using biochemical markers of bone turnover
J. Lenora, K. K. Ivaska, K. J. Obrant and P. Gerdhem

ERRATUM

Performance of the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool in ruling out low bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review
B. Rud, J. Hilden, L. Hyldstrup and A. Hróbjartsson

Low bone mineral density in COPD patients related to worse lung function, low weight and decreased fat-free mass
A. Vrieze, M. H. G. de Greef, P. J. Wijkstra and J. B. Wempe