March 2008 issue.

The contents of JMNI Volume 8, Number 1, March 2008 are: Foreword The 4th Black Forest Forum for Musculoskeletal Interactions Johannes Willnecker and Hans Schiessl Bone quality: Emperor’s new clothes T.L.N. Jarvinen, P. Kannus, H. Sievanen Genetically modified mechanostats: Implications for skeletal competence? A.E. Goodship Mechanostat function during skeletal development T. Skerry Phenotypic characterization of mouse models for bone-related diseases in the German Mouse Clinic H. Fuchs, T. Lisse, W. Hans, K. Abe, F. Thiele, V. Gailus-Durner, M. Hrabe de Angelis Describing force-induced bone growth and adaptation by a mathematical model S. Maldonado, R. Findeisen, F. Allgower Phytoestrogenic compounds for prevention of steroid-associated osteonecrosis L. Qin, G. Zhang, H. Sheng, X.L. Wang, Y.X. Wang, K.W. Yeung, J.F. Griffith, Z.R. Li, K.S. Leung, X.S. Yao Differences in zinc status, bone turnover and femoral head bone density and biomechanical properties between patients with osteoarthritis and osteoporosis J.S. Thomsen, P.T. Nielsen, P.H. Christensen, O. Simonsen, H.C. Hoeck, M.B. Laursen, B. Moller-Madsen, J. Ovesen Could image analysis of pQCT scans provide additional information about bone strength? S. de Bono, M.A. Laskey, C.N. Shaw, D. Zhu, P.J. Laskey, A. Prentice Bone markers and bone mineral density in Duchenne muscular dystrophy A-C. Soderpalm, P. Magnusson, A-C. Ahlander, J. Karlsson, A-K. Kroksmark, M. Tulinius, D. Swolin-Eide Scaling and adjusting growth-related data and sex-differences in the muscle-bone relation: A perspective W. Hogler, C. Blimkie, F. Rauch, H. Woodhead, C. Cowell Histomorphometric evaluation of skeletal development F. Rauch Limb lengthening: Contribution of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry P. Braillon, F. Chotel, J. Berard Muscle area, muscle mass and muscle power in a pre-pubertal and an elderly population T. Binkley and B. Specker Pain and its relationship with muscle strength and proprioception in knee OA: Results of an 8-week home exercise pilot study N. Shakoor, S. Furmanov, D.E. Nelson, Y. Li, J.A. Block Cellular isolation, culture and characterization of the marrow sac cells in human tubular bone L.X. Bi, E.G. Mainous, D.A. Yngve, W.L. Buford Age and motor score predict osteoprotegerin level in chronic spinal cord injury L.R. Morse, H.P. Nguyen, N. Jain, S. Williams, C.G. Tun, R.A. Battaglino, P. Stashenko, E. Garshick Biomechanics of leg deformity treatment J. Culik, I. Marik, E.P. Cerny Decline of specific peak jumping power with age in master runners I. Michaelis, A. Kwiet, U. Gast, A. Boshof, T. Antvorskov, T. Jung, J. Rittweger, D. Felsenberg Site specific bone adaptation response to mechanical loading S.J. Kuruvilla, S.D. Fox, D.M. Cullen, M.P. Akhter Comparison of T- and Z-score in identifying risk factors of osteoporosis in inflammatory bowel disease patients E. Tsironi, D. Hadjidakis, E. Mallas, C. Tzathas, D.G. Karamanolis, S.D. Ladas