Ausgabe 1/2008
Inhalt (172 Artikel)
Dystrophin deficiency in canine X-linked muscular dystrophy in Japan (CXMDJ) alters myosin heavy chain expression profiles in the diaphragm more markedly than in the tibialis cranialis muscle
Katsutoshi Yuasa, Akinori Nakamura, Takao Hijikata, Shinichi Takeda
Effectiveness of a psycho-educational program for improving quality of life of fibromyalgia patients
Rita Fernández, Maria T Peñarubia, Juan V Luciano, Maria E Blanco, Mónica Jiménez, Adrián Montesano, Camino Verduras, José M Ruiz, Antoni Serrano-Blanco
Experiencing and controlling time in everyday life with chronic widespread pain: a qualitative study
Jane C Richardson, Bie Nio Ong, Julius Sim
Internet-based randomised controlled trials for the evaluation of complementary and alternative medicines: probiotics in spondyloarthropathy
Sinead Brophy, Claire L Burrows, Caroline Brooks, Michael B Gravenor, Stefan Siebert, Stephen J Allen
Self-reported hard physical work combined with heavy smoking or overweight may result in so-called Modic changes
Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Per Kjær, Tom Bendix, Claus Manniche
The reliability of knee joint position testing using electrogoniometry
Pagamas Piriyaprasarth, Meg E Morris, Adele Winter, Andrea E Bialocerkowski
Fluid lavage in patients with open fracture wounds (FLOW): an international survey of 984 surgeons
Brad Petrisor, Kyle Jeray, Emil Schemitsch, Beate Hanson, Sheila Sprague, David Sanders, Mohit Bhandari
Hospital contacts for injuries and musculoskeletal diseases among seamen and fishermen: A population-based cohort study
Linda Kaerlev, Anker Jensen, Per Sabro Nielsen, Jørn Olsen, Harald Hannerz, Finn Tüchsen
A one-year exercise intervention program in pre-pubertal girls does not influence hip structure
Gayani Alwis, Christian Linden, Susanna Stenevi-Lundgren, Henrik G Ahlborg, Jack Besjakov, Per Gardsell, Magnus K Karlsson
Changes in the flexion relaxation response induced by lumbar muscle fatigue
Martin Descarreaux, Danik Lafond, Renaud Jeffrey-Gauthier, Hugo Centomo, Vincent Cantin
Chronic non-specific low back pain – sub-groups or a single mechanism?
Benedict Martin Wand, Neil Edward O'Connell
Interventional microadhesiolysis: A new nonsurgical release technique for adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder
Kang Ahn, Young-Jin Lee, Eun-Ha Kim, Seung-Min Yang, Tae-Kyun Lim, Yong-Soo Kim, Hyung-Joon Jhun
The utility of clinical decision tools for diagnosing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis
Caroline Brand, Adrian Lowe, Stephen Hall
The orthopaedic trauma literature: an evaluation of statistically significant findings in orthopaedic trauma randomized trials
Jinsil Sung, Judith Siegel, Paul Tornetta, Mohit Bhandari
Analgesic effect of percutaneously absorbed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: an experimental study in a rat acute inflammation model
Miho Sekiguchi, Masayoshi Shirasaka, Shin-ichi Konno, Shin-ichi Kikuchi
Extracorporeal shock waves down-regulate the expression of interleukin-10 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in osteoarthritic chondrocytes
Biagio Moretti, Florenzo Iannone, Angela Notarnicola, Giovanni Lapadula, Lorenzo Moretti, Vittorio Patella, Raffaele Garofalo
Maintenance of bone mineral density after implantation of a femoral neck hip prosthesis
Ralf Decking, Christoph Rokahr, Matthias Zurstegge, Ulrich Simon, Jens Decking
The effectiveness of pulsed electrical stimulation (E-PES) in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Robyn E Fary, Graeme J Carroll, Tom G Briffa, Ritu Gupta, N Kathryn Briffa
The influence of expectation on spinal manipulation induced hypoalgesia: An experimental study in normal subjects
Joel E Bialosky, Mark D Bishop, Michael E Robinson, Josh A Barabas, Steven Z George
A role for subchondral bone changes in the process of osteoarthritis; a micro-CT study of two canine models
Yvonne H Sniekers, Femke Intema, Floris PJG Lafeber, Gerjo JVM van Osch, Johannes PTM van Leeuwen, Harrie Weinans, Simon C Mastbergen
Inter- and intraobserver reliability of the MTM-classification for proximal humeral fractures: A prospective study
Christian Bahrs, Hagen Schmal, Erich Lingenfelter, Bernd Rolauffs, Kuno Weise, Klaus Dietz, Peter Helwig
Is a history of work-related low back injury associated with prevalent low back pain and depression in the general population?
Cesar A Hincapié, J David Cassidy, Pierre Côté
Effectiveness of early part-time sick leave in musculoskeletal disorders
Kari-Pekka Martimo, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Johanna Kausto, Esa-Pekka Takala, Ritva Ketola, Hilkka Riihimäki, Ritva Luukkonen, Jaro Karppinen, Helena Miranda, Eira Viikari-Juntura
Bovine explant model of degeneration of the intervertebral disc
Sally Roberts, Janis Menage, Sarit Sivan, Jill PG Urban
Double-bundle ACL reconstruction: influence of femoral tunnel orientation in knee laxity analysed with a navigation system – an in-vitro biomechanical study
Stefano Zaffagnini, Danilo Bruni, Sandra Martelli, Naoaki Imakiire, Maurilio Marcacci, Alessandro Russo
Individual and occupational risk factors for knee osteoarthritis – Study protocol of a case control study
André Klußmann, Hansjuergen Gebhardt, Falk Liebers, Lars Victor von Engelhardt, Andreas Dávid, Bertil Bouillon, Monika A Rieger
Foot orthoses and physiotherapy in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomised clinical trial
Bill Vicenzino, Natalie Collins, Kay Crossley, Elaine Beller, Ross Darnell, Thomas McPoil
The assessment of osteoporosis risk factors in Iranian women compared with Indian women
Afsaneh Keramat, Bhushan Patwardhan, Bagher Larijani, Arvind Chopra, Ambrish Mithal, Devlina Chakravarty, Hossein Adibi, Ahmad Khosravi
The effect of posterior capsule repair upon post-operative hip dislocation following primary total hip arthroplasty
Shang-Ju Tsai, Chen-Ti Wang, Ching-Chuan Jiang
The relationship between previous hamstring injury and the concentric isokinetic knee muscle strength of irish gaelic footballers
Kieran O'Sullivan, Brian O'Ceallaigh, Kevin O'Connell, Amir Shafat
Exercise and manual auricular acupuncture: a pilot assessor-blind randomised controlled trial. (The acupuncture and personalised exercise programme (APEP) Trial)
SM McDonough, SD Liddle, R Hunter, DM Walsh, P Glasgow, G Gormley, D Hurley, A Delitto, J Park, I Bradbury, GD Baxter
Long-term retention on treatment with lumiracoxib 100 mg once or twice daily compared with celecoxib 200 mg once daily: A randomised controlled trial in patients with osteoarthritis
Roy Fleischmann, Hyman Tannenbaum, Neha P Patel, Marianne Notter, Peter Sallstig, Jean-Yves Reginster
Mechanism of HIV protein induced modulation of mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation
Eoin J Cotter, Herbert Shi Ming Ip, William G Powderly, Peter P Doran
Agreement between a self-administered questionnaire on musculoskeletal disorders of the neck-shoulder region and a physical examination
Nathalie Perreault, Chantal Brisson, Clermont E Dionne, Sylvie Montreuil, Laura Punnett
Rotational knee laxity: Reliability of a simple measurement device in vivo
Andrew G Tsai, Volker Musahl, Hanno Steckel, Kevin M Bell, Thore Zantop, James J Irrgang, Freddie H Fu
Knee complaints seen in general practice: active sport participants versus non-sport participants
Marienke van Middelkoop, Robbart van Linschoten, Marjolein Y Berger, Bart W Koes, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra
Up-regulation of multiple proteins and biological processes during maxillary expansion in rats
Junqing Ma, Yunxia Wu, Weibing Zhang, Roger J Smales, You Huang, Yongchu Pan, Lin Wang
Do patients perceive a link between a fragility fracture and osteoporosis?
Lora Giangregorio, Alexandra Papaioannou, Lehana Thabane, Justin deBeer, Ann Cranney, Lisa Dolovich, Anthony Adili, Jonathan D Adachi
Bone stress injury of the ankle in professional ballet dancers seen on MRI
Ilan Elias, Adam C Zoga, Steven M Raikin, Judith R Peterson, Marcus P Besser, William B Morrison, Mark E Schweitzer
Diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal chest pain: design of a multi-purpose trial
Mette J Stochkendahl, Henrik W Christensen, Werner Vach, Poul Flemming Høilund-Carlsen, Torben Haghfelt, Jan Hartvigsen
Vasodilative effects of prostaglandin E1 derivate on arteries of nerve roots in a canine model of a chronically compressed cauda equina
Masayoshi Shirasaka, Bunji Takayama, Miho Sekiguchi, Shin-ichi Konno, Shin-ichi Kikuchi
Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of instruments to measure neck pain disability
Francisco M Kovacs, Joan Bagó, Ana Royuela, Jesús Seco, Sergio Giménez, Alfonso Muriel, Víctor Abraira, José Luis Martín, José Luis Peña, Mario Gestoso, Nicole Mufraggi, Montserrat Núñez, Josep Corcoll, Ignacio Gómez-Ochoa, Ma José Ramírez, Eva Calvo, Ma Dolores Castillo, David Martí, Salvador Fuster, Carmen Fernández, Nuria Gimeno, Alejandro Carballo, Álvaro Milán, Dolores Vázquez, Montserrat Cañellas, Ricardo Blanco, Pilar Brieva, Ma Trinidad Rueda, Luis Álvarez, María Teresa Gil del Real, Joaquín Ayerbe, Luis González, Leovigildo Ginel, Mariano Ortega, Miryam Bernal, Gonzalo Bolado, Anna Vidal, Ana Ausín, Domingo Ramón, María Antonia Mir, Miquel Tomás, Javier Zamora, Alejandra Cano
Minimum detectable and minimal clinically important changes for pain in patients with nonspecific neck pain
Francisco M Kovacs, Víctor Abraira, Ana Royuela, Josep Corcoll, Luis Alegre, Miquel Tomás, María Antonia Mir, Alejandra Cano, Alfonso Muriel, Javier Zamora, María Teresa Gil del Real, Mario Gestoso, Nicole Mufraggi
Reliability of Ashworth and Modified Ashworth Scales in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Akmer Mutlu, Ayse Livanelioglu, Mintaze Kerem Gunel
Natural course of intra-articular shifting bone marrow edema syndrome of the knee
Nicolas Aigner, Roland Meizer, Gerd Petje, Elisabeth Meizer, Ashraf Abdelkafy, Franz Landsiedl
Intra-articular temperatures of the knee in sports – An in-vivo study of jogging and alpine skiing
Christoph Becher, Jan Springer, Sven Feil, Guiliano Cerulli, Hans H Paessler
The effect of forearm posture on wrist flexion in computer workers with chronic upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders
Ronald A Burgess, R Terry Thompson, Gary B Rollman
Hepatotoxicity associated with sulfasalazine in inflammatory arthritis: A case series from a local surveillance of serious adverse events
Paresh Jobanputra, Roshan Amarasena, Fiona Maggs, Dawn Homer, Simon Bowman, Elizabeth Rankin, Andrew Filer, Karim Raza, Ronald Jubb
Range of shoulder motion in patients with adhesive capsulitis; Intra-tester reproducibility is acceptable for group comparisons
Einar Kristian Tveitå, Ole Marius Ekeberg, Niels Gunnar Juel, Erik Bautz-Holter
Patient Satisfaction with private Physiotherapy for musculoskeletal Pain
Sarah N Casserley-Feeney, Martin Phelan, Fionnuala Duffy, Susan Roush, Melinda C Cairns, Deirdre A Hurley
Are the determinants of vertebral endplate changes and severe disc degeneration in the lumbar spine the same? A magnetic resonance imaging study in middle-aged male workers
Mari Kuisma, Jaro Karppinen, Marianne Haapea, Jaakko Niinimäki, Risto Ojala, Markku Heliövaara, Raija Korpelainen, Kaisu Kaikkonen, Simo Taimela, Antero Natri, Osmo Tervonen
Tumor necrosis factor alpha drugs in rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and metaanalysis of efficacy and safety
Alberto Alonso-Ruiz, Jose Ignacio Pijoan, Eukene Ansuategui, Arantxa Urkaregi, Marcelo Calabozo, Antonio Quintana
Hydrodilatation, corticosteroids and adhesive capsulitis: A randomized controlled trial
Einar Kristian Tveitå, Rana Tariq, Sølve Sesseng, Niels Gunnar Juel, Erik Bautz-Holter
An interdisciplinary clinical practice model for the management of low-back pain in primary care: the CLIP project
Stéphane Poitras, Michel Rossignol, Clermont Dionne, Michel Tousignant, Manon Truchon, Bertrand Arsenault, Pierre Allard, Manon Coté, Alain Neveu
Cutpoints for mild, moderate and severe pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee ready for joint replacement surgery
Heidi Kapstad, Berit R Hanestad, Norvald Langeland, Tone Rustøen, Knut Stavem
Efficacy and safety of a subacromial continuous ropivacaine infusion for post-operative pain management following arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery: A protocol for a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Jennifer A Coghlan, Andrew Forbes, Simon N Bell, Rachelle Buchbinder
Bracing Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Design of the Dutch Randomized Controlled Treatment Trial
Eveline M Bunge, Harry J de Koning
A randomised clinical trial of subgrouping and targeted treatment for low back pain compared with best current care. The STarT Back Trial Study Protocol
Elaine M Hay, Kate M Dunn, Jonathan C Hill, Martyn Lewis, Elizabeth E Mason, Kika Konstantinou, Gail Sowden, Simon Somerville, Kanchan Vohora, David Whitehurst, Chris J Main
Effectiveness of accelerated perioperative care and rehabilitation intervention compared to current intervention after hip and knee arthroplasty. A before-after trial of 247 patients with a 3-month follow-up
Kristian Larsen, Karen Elisabeth Hvass, Torben B Hansen, Per B Thomsen, Kjeld Søballe
Effectiveness of prolonged use of continuous passive motion (CPM), as an adjunct to physiotherapy, after total knee arthroplasty
Ton AF Lenssen, Mike JA van Steyn, Yvonne HF Crijns, Eddie MH Waltjé, George M Roox, Ruud JT Geesink, Piet A van den Brandt, Rob A De Bie
Comparison of two self-reported measures of physical work demands in hospital personnel: A cross-sectional study
Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen, Nils Fallentin, Karl B Christensen, Jette N Jensen, Finn Diderichsen
Splinting after contracture release for Dupuytren's contracture (SCoRD): protocol of a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial
Christina Jerosch-Herold, Lee Shepstone, Adrian J Chojnowski, Debbie Larson
Fatigue in osteoarthritis: a qualitative study
J Denise Power, Elizabeth M Badley, Melissa R French, Angela J Wall, Gillian A Hawker
The relative timing of VMO and VL in the aetiology of anterior knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rachel Chester, Toby O Smith, David Sweeting, John Dixon, Sarah Wood, Fujian Song
Motor control or graded activity exercises for chronic low back pain? A randomised controlled trial
Luciana G Macedo, Jane Latimer, Chris G Maher, Paul W Hodges, Michael Nicholas, Lois Tonkin, James H McAuley, Ryan Stafford
Percutaneous acetabuloplasty for metastatic acetabular lesions
Giulio Maccauro, Francesco Liuzza, Laura Scaramuzzo, Alessandro Milani, Francesco Muratori, Barbara Rossi, Victor Waide, Giandomenico Logroscino, Carlo A Logroscino, Nicola Maffulli
A comparison between one- and two-fluoroscopic techniques in percutaneous vertebroplasty
Yen-Yao Li, Tsung-Jen Huang, Chin-Chang Cheng, Robert Wen-Wei Hsu
Agreement, reliability and validity in 3 shoulder questionnaires in patients with rotator cuff disease
Ole M Ekeberg, Erik Bautz-Holter, Einar K Tveitå, Anne Keller, Niels G Juel, Jens I Brox
Charnley low-friction arthroplasty of the hip. Five to 25 years survivorship in a general hospital
Daniel Hernández-Vaquero, Abelardo Suárez-Vazquez, Jesus Fernandez-Lombardia
Hallux valgus angle as main predictor for correction of hallux valgus
Axel R Deenik, Enrico de Visser, Jan-Willem K Louwerens, Maarten de Waal Malefijt, Frits F Draijer, Rob A de Bie
The 2BFit study: is an unsupervised proprioceptive balance board training programme, given in addition to usual care, effective in preventing ankle sprain recurrences? Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Maarten DW Hupperets, Evert ALM Verhagen, Willem van Mechelen
Quantitative ultrasound does not identify patients with an inflammatory disease at risk of vertebral deformities
A Caroline Heijckmann, Bianca Dumitrescu, Arie C Nieuwenhuijzen Kruseman, Piet Geusens, Bruce HR Wolffenbuttel, Jolanda De Vries, Marjolein Drent, Maya SP Huijberts
Surgeons' beliefs and perceptions about removal of orthopaedic implants
Beate Hanson, Chris van der Werken, Dirk Stengel
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an altered circulatory aggrecan profile
Jean C Rousseau, Eren U Sumer, Gert Hein, Bodil C Sondergaard, Suzi H Madsen, Christian Pedersen, Thomas Neumann, Andreas Mueller, Per Qvist, Pierre Delmas, Morten A Karsdal
A systematic review with procedural assessments and meta-analysis of Low Level Laser Therapy in lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow)
Jan M Bjordal, Rodrigo AB Lopes-Martins, Jon Joensen, Christian Couppe, Anne E Ljunggren, Apostolos Stergioulas, Mark I Johnson
Spatiotemporal postural control deficits are present in those with chronic ankle instability
Patrick O McKeon, Jay Hertel
Perioperative celecoxib administration for pain management after total knee arthroplasty – A randomized, controlled study
Yu-Min Huang, Chiu-Meng Wang, Chen-Ti Wang, Wei-Peng Lin, Lih-Ching Horng, Ching-Chuan Jiang
Soft tissue tenodesis of the long head of the biceps tendon associated to the Roman Bridge repair
Francesco Franceschi, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Laura Ruzzini, Giacomo Rizzello, Nicola Maffulli, Vincenzo Denaro
Cross-cultural adaptation and determination of the reliability and validity of PRTEE-S (Patientskattad Utvärdering av Tennisarmbåge), a questionnaire for patients with lateral epicondylalgia, in a Swedish population
Pia Nilsson, Amir Baigi, Bertil Marklund, Jörgen Månsson
Are cervical multifidus muscles active during whiplash and startle? An initial experimental study
Gunter P Siegmund, Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Mark G Carpenter, John R Brault, J Timothy Inglis
Differences across health care systems in outcome and cost-utility of surgical and conservative treatment of chronic low back pain: a study protocol
Markus Melloh, Christoph Röder, Achim Elfering, Jean-Claude Theis, Urs Müller, Lukas P Staub, Emin Aghayev, Thomas Zweig, Thomas Barz, Thomas Kohlmann, Simon Wieser, Peter Jüni, Marcel Zwahlen
Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment – CAS(K): A prospective study in the general population
Rosie J Lacey, Elaine Thomas, Rachel C Duncan, George Peat
Damages of the tibial post in constrained total knee prostheses in the early postoperative course – a scanning electron microscopic study of polyethylene inlays
Adrian Skwara, Carsten O Tibesku, Rudolf Reichelt, Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann
Biomechanical comparison of lumbar spine instability between laminectomy and bilateral laminotomy for spinal stenosis syndrome – an experimental study in porcine model
Ching-Lung Tai, Pang-Hsing Hsieh, Weng-Pin Chen, Lih-Huei Chen, Wen-Jer Chen, Po-Liang Lai
Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid supplementation as an adjunct to Calcium/Vitamin D3 stimulates markers of bone formation in osteopenic females: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Tim D Spector, Mario R Calomme, Simon H Anderson, Gail Clement, Liisa Bevan, Nathalie Demeester, Rami Swaminathan, Ravin Jugdaohsingh, Dirk A Vanden Berghe, Jonathan J Powell
Isolation and characterization of side population stem cells in articular synovial tissue
Takeshi Teramura, Kanji Fukuda, Shinji Kurashimo, Yoshihiko Hosoi, Yoshihisa Miki, Shigeki Asada, Chiaki Hamanishi
A simplified guide ruler from numeric table method in doing rotational osteotomy
Chen-Kun Liaw, Rong-Sen Yang, Sheng-Mou Hou, Tai-Yin Wu, Chiou-Shann Fuh
Biomechanical comparison of a new stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage with established fixation techniques – a three-dimensional finite element analysis
Shih-Hao Chen, Ching-Lung Tai, Chien-Yu Lin, Pang-Hsing Hsieh, Weng-Pin Chen
Gait analysis does not correlate with clinical and MR imaging parameters in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis
Felix Zeifang, Marcus Schiltenwolf, Rainer Abel, Babak Moradi
Altered motor control patterns in whiplash and chronic neck pain
Astrid Woodhouse, Ottar Vasseljen
Complex regional pain syndrome 1 – the Swiss cohort study
Florian Brunner, Lucas M Bachmann, Ulrich Weber, Alfons GH Kessels, Roberto SGM Perez, Johan Marinus, Rudolf Kissling
Time-Action Analysis (TAA) of the Surgical Technique Implanting the Collum Femoris Preserving (CFP) Hip Arthroplasty. TAASTIC trial Identifying pitfalls during the learning curve of surgeons participating in a subsequent randomized controlled trial (An observational study)
Jakob van Oldenrijk, Matthias U Schafroth, Mohit Bhandari, Wouter C Runne, Rudolf W Poolman
Alterations in the vimentin cytoskeleton in response to single impact load in an in vitro model of cartilage damage in the rat
Frances MD Henson, Thea A Vincent
Comorbidity, limitations in activities and pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
Gabriella M van Dijk, Cindy Veenhof, Francois Schellevis, Harry Hulsmans, Jan PJ Bakker, Henk Arwert, Jos HM Dekker, Guus J Lankhorst, Joost Dekker
Musculoskeletal symptoms of the upper extremities and the neck: A cross-sectional study on prevalence and symptom-predicting factors at visual display terminal (VDT) workstations
André Klussmann, Hansjuergen Gebhardt, Falk Liebers, Monika A Rieger
Treatment of chronic back pain by sensory discrimination training. A Phase I RCT of a novel device (FairMed) vs. TENS
Karen L Barker, Christopher J Elliott, Catherine M Sackley, Jeremy CT Fairbank
Tibial tubercle osteotomy for access during revision knee arthroplasty: Ethibond suture repair technique
Crawford R Deane, Nicholas A Ferran, Adel Ghandour, Rhidian L Morgan-Jones
Muscle performance and ankle joint mobility in long-term patients with diabetes
Claudia Giacomozzi, Emanuela D'Ambrogi, Stefano Cesinaro, Velio Macellari, Luigi Uccioli
Ipsilateral free semitendinosus tendon graft transfer for reconstruction of chronic tears of the Achilles tendon
Nicola Maffulli, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Nikolaos Gougoulias, Vincenzo Denaro
The effect on the extracellular matrix of the deep fascia in response to leg lengthening
Hai-Qiang Wang, Xin-Kui Li, Zi-Xiang Wu, Yi-Yong Wei, Zhuo-Jing Luo
Prevalence of widespread pain and associations with work status: a population study
Björn Gerdle, Jonas Björk, Lars Cöster, KG Henriksson, Chris Henriksson, Ann Bengtsson
Factor structure of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index in patients with adhesive capsulitis
Einar Kristian Tveitå, Leiv Sandvik, Ole Marius Ekeberg, Niels Gunnar Juel, Erik Bautz-Holter
Clinical effectiveness of post-operative splinting after surgical release of Dupuytren's contracture: a systematic review
Debbie Larson, Christina Jerosch-Herold
Effects of work ability and health promoting interventions for women with musculoskeletal symptoms: A 9-month prospective study
Agneta Larsson, Lena Karlqvist, Gunvor Gard
Translation of the Neck Disability Index and validation of the Greek version in a sample of neck pain patients
Marianna N Trouli, Howard T Vernon, Kyriakos N Kakavelakis, Maria D Antonopoulou, Aristofanis N Paganas, Christos D Lionis
Post-traumatic glenohumeral cartilage lesions: a systematic review
Heidi Ruckstuhl, Eling D de Bruin, Edgar Stussi, Benedicte Vanwanseele
Tai Chi for treating knee osteoarthritis: Designing a long-term follow up randomized controlled trial
Chenchen Wang, Christopher H Schmid, Patricia L Hibberd, Robert Kalish, Ronenn Roubenoff, Ramel Rones, Aghogho Okparavero, Timothy McAlindon
Evaluation of patients with a recent clinical fracture and osteoporosis, a multidisciplinary approach
Bianca Dumitrescu, Svenjhalmar van Helden, Rene ten Broeke, Arie Nieuwenhuijzen-Kruseman, Caroline Wyers, Gabriela Udrea, Sjef van der Linden, Piet Geusens
Responsibility for managing musculoskeletal disorders – A cross-sectional postal survey of attitudes
Maria EH Larsson, Lena A Nordholm
The effect of low-dye taping on rearfoot motion and plantar pressure during the stance phase of gait
Kieran O'Sullivan, Norelee Kennedy, Emer O'Neill, Una Ni Mhainin
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Nigerian Physiotherapists
Babatunde OA Adegoke, Ashiyat K Akodu, Adewale L Oyeyemi
Photographic measurement of upper-body sitting posture of high school students: A reliability and validity study
Sjan-Mari van Niekerk, Quinette Louw, Christopher Vaughan, Karen Grimmer-Somers, Kristiaan Schreve
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH) can measure the impairment, activity limitations and participation restriction constructs from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
Diane Dixon, Marie Johnston, Margaret McQueen, Charles Court-Brown
Validation of the GALS musculoskeletal screening exam for use in primary care: a pilot study
Karen A Beattie, Raja Bobba, Imaan Bayoumi, David Chan, Inge Schabort, Pauline Boulos, Walter Kean, Joyce Obeid, Ruth McCallum, George Ioannidis, Alexandra Papaioannou, Alfred Cividino
The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: A systematic search and summary of the literature
John Bedson, Peter R Croft
Short and medium-term effects of an education self-management program for individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee, designed and delivered by health professionals: A quality assurance study
Sophie Coleman, Kathryn Briffa, Heather Conroy, Richard Prince, Graeme Carroll, Jean McQuade
A 6-week, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled, clinical safety study of lumiracoxib and rofecoxib in osteoarthritis patients
Kirstin Stricker, Sue Yu, Gerhard Krammer
Minimum joint space width and tibial cartilage morphology in the knees of healthy individuals: A cross-sectional study
Karen A Beattie, Jeffrey Duryea, Margaret Pui, John O'Neill, Pauline Boulos, Colin E Webber, Felix Eckstein, Jonathan D Adachi
Glucosamine increases hyaluronic acid production in human osteoarthritic synovium explants
EJ Uitterlinden, JLM Koevoet, CF Verkoelen, SMA Bierma-Zeinstra, H Jahr, H Weinans, JAN Verhaar, GJVM van Osch
Interference Screw vs. Suture Anchor Fixation for Open Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis: Does it Matter?
Peter J Millett, Brett Sanders, Reuben Gobezie, Sepp Braun, Jon JP Warner
Targeted physiotherapy for patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis: A protocol for a randomised, single-blind controlled trial
Kay M Crossley, Bill Vicenzino, Marcus G Pandy, Anthony G Schache, Rana S Hinman
Management of chronic knee pain: A survey of patient preferences and treatment received
Helene L Mitchell, Michael V Hurley
Hypnosis as a treatment of chronic widespread pain in general practice: A randomized controlled pilot trial
Jan Robert Grøndahl, Elin Olaug Rosvold
Longitudinal analysis of vertebral fracture and BMD in a Canadian cohort of adult cystic fibrosis patients
Alexandra Papaioannou, Courtney C Kennedy, Andreas Freitag, John O'Neill, Margaret Pui, George Ioannidis, Colin Webber, Anjali Pathak, Suzanne Hansen, Rosamund Hennessey, Jonathan D Adachi
A new tool for mini-open carpal tunnel release – the PSU retractor
Sunton Wongsiri, Porames Suwanno, Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich, Varah Yuenyongviwat, Ekkarin Wongsiri
A pilot study using Tissue Velocity Ultrasound Imaging (TVI) to assess muscle activity pattern in patients with chronic trapezius myalgia
Michael Peolsson, Britt Larsson, Lars-Åke Brodin, Björn Gerdle
Cost-effectiveness of decompression according to Gill versus instrumented spondylodesis in the treatment of sciatica due to low grade spondylolytic spondylolisthesis: A prospective randomised controlled trial [NTR1300]
Mark P Arts, Marco JT Verstegen, Ronald Brand, Bart W Koes, M Elske van den Akker, Wilco C Peul
The prevalence of pain and disability one year post fracture of the distal radius in a UK population: A cross sectional survey
Catherine M Moore, Jo Leonardi-Bee
Optimizing care in osteoporosis: The Canadian quality circle project
George Ioannidis, Lehana Thabane, Amiram Gafni, Anthony Hodsman, Brent Kvern, Dan Johnstone, Nathalie Plumley, Lena Salach, Famida Jiwa, Jonathan D Adachi, Alexandra Papaioannou
The effects of the Mulligan Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide (SNAG) mobilisation in the lumbar flexion range of asymptomatic subjects as measured by the Zebris CMS20 3-D motion analysis system
Maria Moutzouri, Evdokia Billis, Nikolaos Strimpakos, Polixeni Kottika, Jacqueline A Oldham
Obesity and osteoarthritis in knee, hip and/or hand: An epidemiological study in the general population with 10 years follow-up
Margreth Grotle, Kare B Hagen, Bard Natvig, Fredrik A Dahl, Tore K Kvien
Effects of self-management, education and specific exercises, delivered by health professionals, in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
S Coleman, NK Briffa, G Carroll, C Inderjeeth, N Cook, J McQuade
Carpal tunnel syndrome and the use of computer mouse and keyboard: A systematic review
Jane F Thomsen, Fred Gerr, Isam Atroshi
Characterization of a rat osteotomy model with impaired healing
Christine Kratzel, Camilla Bergmann, Georg Duda, Stefan Greiner, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Britt Wildemann
Large head metal-on-metal cementless total hip arthroplasty versus 28mm metal-on-polyethylene cementless total hip arthroplasty: design of a randomized controlled trial
Wierd P Zijlstra, Nanne Bos, Jos JAM van Raaij
Compressive properties of commercially available polyurethane foams as mechanical models for osteoporotic human cancellous bone
Purvi SD Patel, Duncan ET Shepherd, David WL Hukins
Outcome analysis following removal of locking plate fixation of the proximal humerus
Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Volker Braunstein, Sonja Kirchhoff, Christoph M Sprecher, Ben Ockert, Florian Fischer, Bernd A Leidel, Peter Biberthaler
ICF components of corresponding outcome measures in flexor tendon rehabilitation – a systematic review
Renée Oltman, Gudrun Neises, Daniel Scheible, Gerhard Mehrtens, Christian Grüneberg
Thoracic costotransverse joint pain patterns: a study in normal volunteers
Brian A Young, Howard E Gill, Robert S Wainner, Timothy W Flynn
Reliability and validity of the short questionnaire to assess health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) in patients after total hip arthroplasty
Robert Wagenmakers, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, Johan W Groothoff, Wiebren Zijlstra, Sjoerd K Bulstra, Johan WJ Kootstra, GC Wanda Wendel-Vos, Jos JAM van Raaij, Martin Stevens
Clinimetric evaluation of methods to measure muscle functioning in patients with non-specific neck pain: a systematic review
Chantal HP de Koning, Sylvia P van den Heuvel, J Bart Staal, Bouwien CM Smits-Engelsman, Erik JM Hendriks
Effect of tadalafil on blood flow, pain, and function in chronic cold Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
George Groeneweg, Frank JPM Huygen, Sjoerd P Niehof, Feikje Wesseldijk, Johannes BJ Bussmann, Fabienne C Schasfoort, Dirk L Stronks, Freek J Zijlstra
Clinical knee findings in floor layers with focus on meniscal status
Søren Rytter, Lilli Kirkeskov Jensen, Jens Peter Bonde
Stay@Work: Participatory Ergonomics to prevent low back and neck pain among workers: design of a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the (cost-)effectiveness
Maurice T Driessen, Johannes R Anema, Karin I Proper, Paulien M Bongers, Allard J van der Beek
The association between C-reactive protein and the likelihood of progression to joint replacement in people with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective observational study
Chris D Poole, Pete Conway, Alan Reynolds, Craig J Currie
A new short uncemented, proximally fixed anatomic femoral implant with a prominent lateral flare: design rationals and study design of an international clinical trial
Tobias Renkawitz, Francesco S Santori, Joachim Grifka, Carlos Valverde, Michael M Morlock, Ian D Learmonth
Negative beliefs about low back pain are associated with high pain intensity and high level disability in community-based women
Donna M Urquhart, Robin J Bell, Flavia M Cicuttini, Jisheng Cui, Andrew Forbes, Susan R Davis
Differential gene expression associated with postnatal equine articular cartilage maturation
Michael J Mienaltowski, Liping Huang, Arnold J Stromberg, James N MacLeod
Development of spasticity with age in a total population of children with cerebral palsy
Gunnar Hägglund, Philippe Wagner
Improvement in health-related quality of life in osteoporosis patients treated with teriparatide
Arthur N Lau, Sammy H Ali, Anna M Sawka, Lehana Thabane, Alexandra Papaioannou, Amiram Gafni, Jonathan D Adachi
Regional differences in lumbar spinal posture and the influence of low back pain
Tim Mitchell, Peter B O'Sullivan, Angus F Burnett, Leon Straker, Anne Smith
Tibolone inhibits bone resorption without secondary positive effects on cartilage degradation
MA Karsdal, I Byrjalsen, DJ Leeming, C Christiansen
A comprehensive joint replacement program for total knee arthroplasty: a descriptive study
Jon R Cook, Meghan Warren, Kathleen J Ganley, Paul Prefontaine, Jack W Wylie
Whole-Organ Arthroscopic Knee Score (WOAKS)
Gunter Spahn, Thomas Mückley, Hans M Klinger, Gunther O Hofmann
Efficacy and safety of vertebroplasty for treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a randomised controlled trial [ACTRN012605000079640]
Rachelle Buchbinder, Richard H Osborne, Peter R Ebeling, John D Wark, Peter Mitchell, Chris J Wriedt, Lainie Wengier, David Connell, Stephen E Graves, Margaret P Staples, Bridie Murphy
Use of anthropometric indicators in screening for undiagnosed vertebral fractures: A cross-sectional analysis of the Fukui Osteoporosis Cohort (FOC) study
Kiyoko Abe, Junko Tamaki, Eiko Kadowaki, Yuho Sato, Akemi Morita, Misa Komatsu, Sayaka Takeuchi, Etsuko Kajita, Masayuki Iki
Is surgery recommended in adults with neglected congenital muscular torticollis? A prospective study
Farzad Omidi-Kashani, Ebrahim G Hasankhani, Reza Sharifi, Mahdi Mazlumi
Physical inactivity is associated with chronic musculoskeletal complaints 11 years later: results from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Helene Sulutvedt Holth, Hanne Kine Buchardt Werpen, John-Anker Zwart, Knut Hagen
The association between diabetes mellitus, glucose, and chronic musculoskeletal complaints. Results from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Ole M Hoff, Kristian Midthjell, John-Anker Zwart, Knut Hagen
Responsiveness of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index in patients with adhesive capsulitis
Einar Kristian Tveitå, Ole Marius Ekeberg, Niels Gunnar Juel, Erik Bautz-Holter
The reliability of postural balance measures in single and dual tasking in elderly fallers and non-fallers
Jaap Swanenburg, Eling D de Bruin, Kathrin Favero, Daniel Uebelhart, Theo Mulder
The association of BMI and knee pain among persons with radiographic knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study
Matthew W Rogers, Frances V Wilder
An immunohistochemical study of the antinociceptive effect of calcitonin in ovariectomized rats
Bunji Takayama, Shin-ichi Kikuchi, Shin-ichi Konno, Miho Sekiguchi
Evaluation of symptomatic slow-acting drugs in osteoarthritis using the GRADE system
Olivier Bruyère, Nansa Burlet, Pierre D Delmas, René Rizzoli, Cyrus Cooper, Jean-Yves Reginster
An initial application of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) for measuring disability in patients with low back pain
Atilla Halil Elhan, Derya Öztuna, Şehim Kutlay, Ayşe A Küçükdeveci, Alan Tennant
Development of a screening tool predicting the transition from acute to chronic low back pain for patients in a GP setting: Protocol of a multinational prospective cohort study
Markus Melloh, Nikolaus Aebli, Achim Elfering, Christoph Röder, Thomas Zweig, Thomas Barz, Peter Herbison, Paul Hendrick, Suraj Bajracharya, Kirsten Stout, Jean-Claude Theis
Functional health status in subjects after a motor vehicle accident, with emphasis on whiplash associated disorders: design of a descriptive, prospective inception cohort study
Maarten A Schmitt, Nico LU van Meeteren, Anton de Wijer, Paul JM Helders, Yolanda van der Graaf
Craniofacial features of children with spinal deformities
Emil Segatto, Carsten Lippold, András Végh
Movement control tests of the low back; evaluation of the difference between patients with low back pain and healthy controls
Hannu Luomajoki, Jan Kool, Eling D de Bruin, Olavi Airaksinen
The effect of time-to-surgery on outcome in elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures
Rüdiger Smektala, Heinz G Endres, Burkhard Dasch, Christoph Maier, Hans J Trampisch, Felix Bonnaire, Ludger Pientka
Subacute and chronic, non-specific back and neck pain: cognitive-behavioural rehabilitation versus primary care. A randomized controlled trial
Odd Lindell, Sven-Erik Johansson, Lars-Erik Strender