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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Ausgabe 1/2011

Inhalt (292 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Microstructure and biomechanical characteristics of bone substitutes for trauma and orthopaedic surgery

Esther MM Van Lieshout, Gerdine H Van Kralingen, Youssef El-Massoudi, Harrie Weinans, Peter Patka

Open Access Research article

Self-reported pain and disability outcomes from an endogenous model of muscular back pain

Mark D Bishop, Maggie E Horn, Steven Z George, Michael E Robinson

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Second harmonic generation analysis of early Achilles tendinosis in response to in vivo mechanical loading

Thomas Abraham, Gloria Fong, Alex Scott

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In-vivo generation of bone via endochondral ossification by in-vitro chondrogenic priming of adult human and rat mesenchymal stem cells

Eric Farrell, Sanne K Both, Kathrin I Odörfer, Wendy Koevoet, Nicole Kops, Fergal J O'Brien, Robert J Baatenburg de Jong, Jan A Verhaar, Vincent Cuijpers, John Jansen, Reinhold G Erben, Gerjo JVM van Osch

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Evidence for validity and reliability of a french version of the FAAM

Stéphane Borloz, Xavier Crevoisier, Olivier Deriaz, Pierluigi Ballabeni, RobRoy L Martin, François Luthi

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A randomised controlled trial of preventive spinal manipulation with and without a home exercise program for patients with chronic neck pain

Johanne Martel, Claude Dugas, Jean-Daniel Dubois, Martin Descarreaux

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Effect of nitric oxide on mitochondrial activity of human synovial cells

Berta Cillero-Pastor, Miguel A Martin, Joaquín Arenas, María J López-Armada, Francisco J Blanco

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Closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy: survival and risk factor analysis at long-term follow up

Turgay Efe, Gafar Ahmed, Thomas J Heyse, Ulrich Boudriot, Nina Timmesfeld, Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann, Bernd Ishaque, Stefan Lakemeier, Markus D Schofer

Open Access Case report

A case report of vibration-induced hand comorbidities in a postwoman

Stefano Mattioli, Francesca Graziosi, Roberta Bonfiglioli, Giuseppe Barbieri, Sandra Bernardelli, Luciano Acquafresca, Francesco S Violante, Andrea Farioli, Mats Hagberg

Open Access Research article

Genetic predisposition to fracture non-union: a case control study of a preliminary single nucleotide polymorphisms analysis of the BMP pathway

Rozalia Dimitriou, Ian M Carr, Robert M West, Alexander F Markham, Peter V Giannoudis

Open Access Case report

Valvular involvement in ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis: a case report and literature review

Chloé Lacoste, Nicolas Mansencal, Mona Ben m'rad, Catherine Goulon-Goeau, Pascal Cohen, Loïc Guillevin, Thomas Hanslik

Open Access Study protocol

The effect of local anaesthetic wound infiltration on chronic pain after lower limb joint replacement: A protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial

Vikki Wylde, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Jeremy Horwood, Andrew Beswick, Sian Noble, Sara Brookes, Alison J Smith, Mark Pyke, Paul Dieppe, Ashley W Blom

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Design of the Verbiest trial: cost-effectiveness of surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment in patients with lumbar stenosis

Gijsbert M Overdevest, Pim AJ Luijsterburg, Ronald Brand, Bart W Koes, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, Just AH Eekhof, Carmen LAM Vleggeert-Lankamp, Wilco C Peul

Open Access Research article

Proteasome inhibition alleviates prolonged moderate compression-induced muscle pathology

Parco M Siu, Bee T Teng, Xiao M Pei, Eric W Tam

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The effect of continuous ultrasound on chronic low back pain: protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Safoora Ebadi, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Nicholas Henschke, Soofia Naghdi, Maurits W van Tulder

Open Access Research article

Work-life conflict and musculoskeletal disorders: a cross-sectional study of an unexplored association

Oliver Hämmig, Michaela Knecht, Thomas Läubli, Georg F Bauer

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Recovery of brachial plexus lesions resulting from heavy backpack use: A follow-up case series

Tuula Nylund, Ville M Mattila, Tapani Salmi, Harri K Pihlajamäki, Jyrki P Mäkelä

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Aging enhances serum cytokine response but not task-induced grip strength declines in a rat model of work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Dong L Xin, Michelle Y Harris, Christine K Wade, Mamta Amin, Ann E Barr, Mary F Barbe

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Computed tomographic analysis of the quality of trunk muscles in asymptomatic and symptomatic lumbar discectomy patients

Katie GW Bouche, Olivier Vanovermeire, Veerle K Stevens, Pascal L Coorevits, Jacques J Caemaert, Dirk C Cambier, Koenraad Verstraete, Guy G Vanderstraeten, Lieven A Danneels

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Low bone mineral density is a significant risk factor for low-energy distal radius fractures in middle-aged and elderly men: A case-control study

Jannike Øyen, Gudrun Rohde, Marc Hochberg, Villy Johnsen, Glenn Haugeberg

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Work-related complaints of arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in an Asian country: prevalence and validation of a risk-factor questionnaire

Priyanga Ranasinghe, Yashasvi S Perera, Dilusha A Lamabadusuriya, Supun Kulatunga, Naveen Jayawardana, Senaka Rajapakse, Prasad Katulanda

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The impact of sagittal balance on clinical results after posterior interbody fusion for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis: A Pilot study

Mi Kyung Kim, Sun-Ho Lee, Eun-Sang Kim, Whan Eoh, Sung-Soo Chung, Chong-Suh Lee

Open Access Research article

Reliability and validity of ultrasound imaging of features of knee osteoarthritis in the community

Ajay M Abraham, Iain Goff, Mark S Pearce, Roger M Francis, Fraser Birrell

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Is bisphosphonate therapy for benign bone disease associated with impaired dental healing? A case-controlled study

Gelsomina L Borromeo, Caroline Brand, John G Clement, Michael McCullough, Wendy Thomson, Elly Flitzanis, John D Wark

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Validation of the western ontario rotator cuff index in patients with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A study protocol

Ronald N Wessel, Tjoan E Lim, Henk van Mameren, Rob A de Bie

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Disability and satisfaction after Rotator Cuff decompression or repair: a sex and gender analysis

Helen Razmjou, Aileen M Davis, Susan B Jaglal, Richard Holtby, Robin R Richards

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Does primary brachial plexus surgery alter palliative tendon transfer surgery outcomes in children with obstetric paralysis?

Atakan Aydın, Ahmet Biçer, Türker Özkan, Berkan Mersa, Safiye Özkan, Zeynep Hoşbay Yıldırım

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Comparison of general practitioners and rheumatologists' prescription patterns for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Pascal Richette, Pascal Hilliquin, Philippe Bertin, Paolo Carni, Véronique Berger, Marc Marty

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Validity and reliability of using photography for measuring knee range of motion: a methodological study

Justine M Naylor, Victoria Ko, Sam Adie, Clive Gaskin, Richard Walker, Ian A Harris, Rajat Mittal

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Regulation of gene expression in human tendinopathy

Scott A Jelinsky, Scott A Rodeo, Jian Li, Lawrence V Gulotta, Joanne M Archambault, Howard J Seeherman

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Development and validation of a paediatric long-bone fracture classification. A prospective multicentre study in 13 European paediatric trauma centres

Dorien Schneidmüller, Christoph Röder, Ralf Kraus, Ingo Marzi, Martin Kaiser, Daniel Dietrich, Lutz von Laer

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Using a psychosocial subgroup assignment to predict sickness absence in a working population with neck and back pain

Cecilia Bergström, Jan Hagberg, Lennart Bodin, Irene Jensen, Gunnar Bergström

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Medical decision-making among Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites with chronic back and knee pain: A qualitative study

Jeffrey N Katz, Nancy Lyons, Lisa S Wolff, Jodie Silverman, Parastu Emrani, Holly L Holt, Kelly L Corbett, Agustin Escalante, Elena Losina

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Decrease of physical activity level in adolescents with limb fractures: an accelerometry-based activity monitor study

Dimitri Ceroni, Xavier Martin, Cécile Delhumeau, Nathalie Farpour-Lambert

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Clinical anatomy and 3D virtual reconstruction of the lumbar plexus with respect to lumbar surgery

Sheng Lu, Shan Chang, Yuan-zhi Zhang, Zi-hai Ding, Xin Ming Xu, Yong-qing Xu

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Dupuytren's contracture: a retrospective database analysis to assess clinical management and costs in England

Robert A Gerber, Richard Perry, Robin Thompson, Christopher Bainbridge

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Longitudinal ambulatory measurements of gait abnormality in dystrophin-deficient dogs

Inès Barthélémy, Eric Barrey, Pablo Aguilar, Ane Uriarte, Matthias Le Chevoir, Jean-Laurent Thibaud, Thomas Voit, Stéphane Blot, Jean-Yves Hogrel

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Decision to take osteoporosis medication in patients who have had a fracture and are 'high' risk for future fracture: A qualitative study

Joanna EM Sale, Monique A Gignac, Gillian Hawker, Lucy Frankel, Dorcas Beaton, Earl Bogoch, Victoria Elliot-Gibson

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Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields in the treatment of fresh scaphoid fractures. A multicenter, prospective, double blind, placebo controlled, randomized trial

Pascal Hannemann, Kevin WA Göttgens, Bob J van Wely, Karel A Kolkman, Andries J Werre, Martijn Poeze, Peter RG Brink

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The quality of evidence of psychometric properties of three-dimensional spinal posture-measuring instruments

Yolandi Brink, Quinette Louw, Karen Grimmer-Somers

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Is the rotation of the femural head a potential initiation for cutting out? A theoretical and experimental approach

Andreas Lenich, Samuel Bachmeier, Lukas Prantl, Michael Nerlich, Jochen Hammer, Edgar Mayr, Amir Andreas Al-Munajjed, Bernd Füchtmeier

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Evaluating the health and economic impact of osteoarthritis pain in the workforce: results from the National Health and Wellness Survey

Marco daCosta DiBonaventura, Shaloo Gupta, Margaret McDonald, Alesia Sadosky

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A comparison of ultrasound and clinical examination in the detection of flexor tenosynovitis in early arthritis

Ihsane Hmamouchi, Rachid Bahiri, Najlaa Srifi, Souad Aktaou, Redouane Abouqal, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni

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Trazodone plus pregabalin combination in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a two-phase, 24-week, open-label uncontrolled study

Elena P Calandre, Piedad Morillas-Arques, Rocío Molina-Barea, Carmen M Rodriguez-Lopez, Fernando Rico-Villademoros

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Infraglenoidal scapular notching in reverse total shoulder replacement: a prospective series of 60 cases and systematic review of the literature

Patrick Sadoghi, Andreas Leithner, Patrick Vavken, Andreas Hölzer, Josef Hochreiter, Georg Weber, Matthias F Pietschmann, Peter E Müller

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Simvastatin suppresses dexamethasone-induced secretion of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in human bone marrow adipocytes

Kazutaka Sakamoto, Makoto Osaki, Akira Hozumi, Hisataka Goto, Tatsuya Fukushima, Hideo Baba, Hiroyuki Shindo

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Virtual reality exposure therapy as treatment for pain catastrophizing in fibromyalgia patients: proof-of-concept study (Study Protocol)

Linzette D Morris, Karen A Grimmer-Somers, Bruce Spottiswoode, Quinette A Louw

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The correct prednisone starting dose in polymyalgia rheumatica is related to body weight but not to disease severity

Marco A Cimmino, Massimiliano Parodi, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Roberto Caporali

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Associations of cardiovascular risk factors, carotid intima-media thickness and manifest atherosclerotic vascular disease with carpal tunnel syndrome

Rahman Shiri, Markku Heliövaara, Leena Moilanen, Jorma Viikari, Helena Liira, Eira Viikari-Juntura

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Bone mineral density of the proximal femur after hip resurfacing arthroplasty: 1-year follow-up study

Arja Häkkinen, Håkan Borg, Mikko Hakulinen, Jukka Jurvelin, Esa Anttila, Tapani Parviainen, Ilkka Kiviranta

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Inter-examiner reproducibility of tests for lumbar motor control

Flemming Enoch, Per Kjaer, Arne Elkjaer, Lars Remvig, Birgit Juul-Kristensen

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Mortality and cause of death in hip fracture patients aged 65 or older - a population-based study

Jorma Panula, Harri Pihlajamäki, Ville M Mattila, Pekka Jaatinen, Tero Vahlberg, Pertti Aarnio, Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä

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Baseline new bone formation does not predict bone loss in ankylosing spondylitis as assessed by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) - 10-year follow-up

Mariusz Korkosz, Jerzy Gąsowski, Piotr Grzanka, Janusz Gorczowski, Wojciech Pluskiewicz, Sławomir Jeka, Tomasz Grodzicki

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Does pre-operative psychological distress affect patient satisfaction after primary total hip arthroplasty?

Munier Hossain, Daniel J Parfitt, David J Beard, Clare Darrah, John Nolan, David W Murray, Glynne Andrew

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Ultrasound in rheumatoid arthritis - volar versus dorsal synovitis evaluation and scoring

V Vlad, F Berghea, S Libianu, A Balanescu, V Bojinca, C Constantinescu, M Abobului, D Predeteanu, R Ionescu

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Interference with work in fibromyalgia - effect of treatment with pregabalin and relation to pain response

Sebastian Straube, R Andrew Moore, Jocelyn Paine, Sheena Derry, Ceri J Phillips, Ernst Hallier, Henry J McQuay

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Specific treatment of problems of the spine (STOPS): design of a randomised controlled trial comparing specific physiotherapy versus advice for people with subacute low back disorders

Andrew J Hahne, Jon J Ford, Luke D Surkitt, Matthew C Richards, Alexander YP Chan, Sarah L Thompson, Rana S Hinman, Nicholas F Taylor

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Subgroup analyses on return to work in sick-listed employees with low back pain in a randomised trial comparing brief and multidisciplinary intervention

Christina M Stapelfeldt, David H Christiansen, Ole K Jensen, Claus V Nielsen, Karin D Petersen, Chris Jensen

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Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences

Haitze J de Vries, Sandra Brouwer, Johan W Groothoff, Jan HB Geertzen, Michiel F Reneman

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Comparison of 1.5T and 3T MRI scanners in evaluation of acute bone stress in the foot

Markus J Sormaala, Juha-Petri Ruohola, Ville M Mattila, Seppo K Koskinen, Harri K Pihlajamäki

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A hinged external fixator for complex elbow dislocations: A multicenter prospective cohort study

Niels WL Schep, Jeroen De Haan, Gijs IT Iordens, Wim E Tuinebreijer, Maarten WGA Bronkhorst, Mark R De Vries, J Carel Goslings, S John Ham, Steven Rhemrev, Gert R Roukema, Inger B Schipper, Jan Bernard Sintenie, Hub GWM Van der Meulen, Tom PH Van Thiel, Arie B Van Vugt, Egbert JMM Verleisdonk, Jos PAM Vroemen, Philippe Wittich, Peter Patka, Esther MM Van Lieshout, Dennis Den Hartog

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Should we consider Dupuytren's contracture as work-related? A review and meta-analysis of an old debate

Alexis Descatha, Pénélope Jauffret, Jean-François Chastang, Yves Roquelaure, Annette Leclerc

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Prevalence and tracking of back pain from childhood to adolescence

Per Kjaer, Niels Wedderkopp, Lars Korsholm, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde

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Cement leakage causes potential thermal injury in vertebroplasty

Po-Liang Lai, Ching-Lung Tai, Lih-Huei Chen, Nai-Yuan Nien

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Relationship between time-integrated disease activity estimated by DAS28-CRP and radiographic progression of anatomical damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

Fausto Salaffi, Marina Carotti, Alessandro Ciapetti, Stefania Gasparini, Emilio Filippucci, Walter Grassi

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Clustering patients on the basis of their individual course of low back pain over a six month period

Iben Axén, Lennart Bodin, Gunnar Bergström, Laszlo Halasz, Fredrik Lange, Peter W Lövgren, Annika Rosenbaum, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Irene Jensen

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Development and validation of a questionnaire assessing volitional competencies to enhance the performance of physical activities in chronic low back pain patients

Céline Mathy, Jean-Paul Broonen, Yves Henrotin, Marc Marty, Valérie Legout, Stéphane Genevay, Bernard Duplan, Thierry Bazin, Françoise Laroche, Bernard Savarieau, Christine Cedraschi

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Reversal of TGF-β1 stimulation of α-smooth muscle actin and extracellular matrix components by cyclic AMP in Dupuytren's - derived fibroblasts

Latha Satish, Phillip H Gallo, Mark E Baratz, Sandra Johnson, Sandeep Kathju

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Transgenic overexpression of miR-133a in skeletal muscle

Zhongliang Deng, Jian-Fu Chen, Da-Zhi Wang

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Adaptation to altered balance conditions in unilateral amputees due to atherosclerosis: a randomized controlled study

Ágnes Mayer, József Tihanyi, Károly Bretz, Zsolt Csende, Éva Bretz, Mónika Horváth

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Bone turnover in passive smoking female rat: relationships to change in bone mineral density

Shu-guang Gao, Kang-hua Li, Mai Xu, Wei Jiang, Hong Shen, Wei Luo, Wen-shuo Xu, Jian Tian, Guang-hua Lei

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Current use and barriers and facilitators for implementation of standardised measures in physical therapy in the Netherlands

Raymond AHM Swinkels, Roland PS van Peppen, Harriet Wittink, Jan WH Custers, Anna JHM Beurskens

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Cross-cultural validation of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool in RA in 7 European countries

Mwidimi Ndosi, Alan Tennant, Ulrika Bergsten, Marja Leena Kukkurainen, Pedro Machado, Jenny de la Torre-Aboki, Thea PM Vliet Vlieland, Heidi A Zangi, Jackie Hill

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Gout treatment and comorbidities: a retrospective cohort study in a large US managed care population

Paola Primatesta, Estel Plana, Dietrich Rothenbacher

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A prospective study of shoulder pain in primary care: Prevalence of imaged pathology and response to guided diagnostic blocks

Angela Cadogan, Mark Laslett, Wayne A Hing, Peter J McNair, Mark H Coates

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Headache and musculoskeletal complaints among subjects with self reported whiplash injury. The HUNT-2 study

Rigmor Myran, Knut Hagen, Sven Svebak, Oystein Nygaard, John-Anker Zwart

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Predictors of web-based follow-up response in the Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Military Trial (POLM)

John D Childs, Deydre S Teyhen, Joshua J Van Wyngaarden, Brett F Dougherty, Bryan J Ladislas, Gary L Helton, Michael E Robinson, Samuel S Wu, Steven Z George

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Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaires for hip arthroscopy: a systematic review of the psychometric evidence

Marsha Tijssen, Robert van Cingel, Nicky van Melick, Enrico de Visser

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Efficacy of hypnosis/guided imagery in fibromyalgia syndrome - a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

Kathrin Bernardy, Nicole Füber, Petra Klose, Winfried Häuser

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A randomized controlled trial of vitamin D dosing strategies after acute hip fracture: No advantage of loading doses over daily supplementation

Alexandra Papaioannou, Courtney C Kennedy, Lora Giangregorio, George Ioannidis, Janet Pritchard, David A Hanley, Leonardo Farrauto, Justin DeBeer, Jonathan D Adachi

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Image-guided versus blind corticosteroid injections in adults with shoulder pain: A systematic review

Edmund Soh, Wenyun Li, Keh Oon Ong, Wen Chen, Dianne Bautista

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Factors promoting health-related quality of life in people with rheumatic diseases: a 12 month longitudinal study

Susann Arvidsson, Barbro Arvidsson, Bengt Fridlund, Stefan Bergman

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Use of imaging biomarkers to assess perfusion and glucose metabolism in the skeletal muscle of dystrophic mice

Nabeel Ahmad, Ian Welch, Robert Grange, Jennifer Hadway, Savita Dhanvantari, David Hill, Ting-Yim Lee, Lisa M Hoffman

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Pain-related sensory innervation in monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis in rat knees that gradually develops neuronal injury in addition to inflammatory pain

Sumihisa Orita, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masayuki Miyagi, Nobuyasu Ochiai, Gen Inoue, Yawara Eguchi, Hiroto Kamoda, Gen Arai, Tomoaki Toyone, Yasuchika Aoki, Takekazu Kubo, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

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Trochanteric osteotomy versus posterolateral approach: function the first year post surgery. A pilot study

Margot van der Grinten, Max Reijman, Frans C van Biezen, Jan AN Verhaar

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Differences in pain, function and coping in Multidimensional Pain Inventory subgroups of chronic back pain: a one-group pretest-posttest study

Martin L Verra, Felix Angst, J Bart Staal, Roberto Brioschi, Susanne Lehmann, André Aeschlimann, Rob A de Bie

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Zoledronic acid inhibits vasculogenic mimicry in murine osteosarcoma cell line in vitro

Dehao Fu, Xianfeng He, Shuhua Yang, Weihua Xu, Tao Lin, Xiaobo Feng

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The oncofetal gene survivin is re-expressed in osteoarthritis and is required for chondrocyte proliferation in vitro

Philipp Lechler, Sanjeevi Balakrishnan, Jens Schaumburger, Susanne Grässel, Clemens Baier, Joachim Grifka, Rainer H Straub, Tobias Renkawitz

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The Maastricht Ultrasound Shoulder pain trial (MUST): Ultrasound imaging as a diagnostic triage tool to improve management of patients with non-chronic shoulder pain in primary care

Ramon PG Ottenheijm, Manuela A Joore, Geert HIM Walenkamp, René E Weijers, Bjorn Winkens, Jochen WL Cals, Rob A de Bie, Geert-Jan Dinant

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Lateral Trunk Motion and Knee Pain in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: a cross-sectional study

Martin van der Esch, Martijn PM Steultjens, Jaap Harlaar, Josien C van den Noort, Dirk L Knol, Joost Dekker

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Associations between proinflammatory cytokines in the synovial fluid and radiographic grading and pain-related scores in 47 consecutive patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Sumihisa Orita, Takana Koshi, Takeshi Mitsuka, Masayuki Miyagi, Gen Inoue, Gen Arai, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Eiji Hanaoka, Keishi Yamashita, Masaomi Yamashita, Yawara Eguchi, Tomoaki Toyone, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

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Night-time splinting after fasciectomy or dermo-fasciectomy for Dupuytren's contracture: a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial

Christina Jerosch-Herold, Lee Shepstone, Adrian J Chojnowski, Debbie Larson, Elisabeth Barrett, Susan P Vaughan

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High prevalence of shoulder girdle muscles with myofascial trigger points in patients with shoulder pain

Carel Bron, Jan Dommerholt, Boudewijn Stegenga, Michel Wensing, Rob AB Oostendorp

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Polymethylmethacrylate-assisted ventral discectomy: Rate of pseudarthrosis and clinical outcome with a minimum follow-up of 5 years

Mario Cabraja, Daniel Koeppen, Wolfgang R Lanksch, Klaus Maier-Hauff, Stefan Kroppenstedt

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EXACT: EXercise or Advice after ankle fraCTure. Design of a randomised controlled trial

Paula R Beckenkamp, C Christine Lin, Robert D Herbert, Marion Haas, Kriti Khera, Anne M Moseley

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Decision quality instrument for treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis: a psychometric evaluation

Karen R Sepucha, Dawn Stacey, Catharine F Clay, Yuchiao Chang, Carol Cosenza, Geoffrey Dervin, Janet Dorrwachter, Sandra Feibelmann, Jeffrey N Katz, Stephen A Kearing, Henrik Malchau, Monica Taljaard, Ivan Tomek, Peter Tugwell, Carrie A Levin

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Self management, joint protection and exercises in hand osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial with cost effectiveness analyses

Krysia S Dziedzic, Susan Hill, Elaine Nicholls, Alison Hammond, Helen Myers, Tracy Whitehurst, Jo Bailey, Charlotte Clements, David GT Whitehurst, Sue Jowett, June Handy, Rhian W Hughes, Elaine Thomas, Elaine M Hay

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Is there a relationship between pain intensity and postural sway in patients with non-specific low back pain?

Alexander Ruhe, René Fejer, Bruce Walker

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Local Application of BMP-2 Specific Plasmids in Fibrin Glue does not Promote Implant Fixation

Benjamin Faensen, Britt Wildemann, Christian Hain, Julius Höhne, Yvonne Funke, Christan Plank, Axel Stemberger, Gerhard Schmidmaier

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Tenascin-C induces inflammatory mediators and matrix degradation in osteoarthritic cartilage

Lisha Patel, Weiyong Sun, Sonya S Glasson, Elisabeth A Morris, Carl R Flannery, Priya S Chockalingam

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Bone turnover is adequately suppressed in osteoporotic patients treated with bisphosphonates in daily practice

Danielle A Eekman, Irene EM Bultink, Annemieke C Heijboer, Ben AC Dijkmans, Willem F Lems

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Neurophysiologic effects of spinal manipulation in patients with chronic low back pain

Brian C Clark, David A Goss Jr, Stevan Walkowski, Richard L Hoffman, Andrew Ross, James S Thomas

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The economic burden of musculoskeletal disease in Korea: A cross sectional study

In-Hwan Oh, Seok-Jun Yoon, Hye-Young Seo, Eun-Jung Kim, Young Ae Kim

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Clinical implications of determination of safe surgical margins by using a combination of CT and 18FDG-positron emission tomography in soft tissue sarcoma

Masahiro Yokouchi, Mikio Terahara, Satoshi Nagano, Yoshiya Arishima, Michihisa Zemmyo, Takako Yoshioka, Akihide Tanimoto, Setsuro Komiya

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Relationship between behavioural coping strategies and acceptance in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: Elucidating targets of interventions

Baltasar Rodero, Benigno Casanueva, Juan V Luciano, Margalida Gili, Antoni Serrano-Blanco, Javier García-Campayo

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Characterization of the age-dependent intervertebral disc changes in rabbit by correlation between MRI, histology and gene expression

Johann Clouet, Marianne Pot-Vaucel, Gaël Grimandi, Martial Masson, Julie Lesoeur, Borhane H Fellah, Olivier Gauthier, Marion Fusellier, Yan Cherel, Yves Maugars, Jérôme Guicheux, Claire Vinatier

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Fracture Surgery of the extremities with the intra-operative use of 3D-RX: A randomized multicenter trial (EF3X-trial)

M Suzan H Beerekamp, Dirk Th Ubbink, Mario Maas, Jan SK Luitse, Peter Kloen, Taco JM Blokhuis, Michiel JM Segers, Meir Marmor, Niels WL Schep, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, J Carel Goslings

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Objective Assessment of shoulder mobility with a new 3D gyroscope - a validation study

Bilal Farouk El-Zayat, Turgay Efe, Annett Heidrich, Udo Wolf, Nina Timmesfeld, Thomas J Heyse, Stefan Lakemeier, Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann, Markus D Schofer

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Measuring Outcome after Wrist Injury: Translation and Validation of the Swedish Version of the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE-Swe)

Cecilia Mellstrand Navarro, Sari Ponzer, Hans Törnkvist, Leif Ahrengart, Gunnar Bergström

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Radiolucent lines in low-contact-stress mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty: a blinded and matched case control study

Patrick Sadoghi, Andreas Leithner, Patrick Weber, Jörg Friesenbichler, Gerald Gruber, Norbert Kastner, Katrin Pohlmann, Volkmar Jansson, Bernd Wegener

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Efficacy and safety of the human anti-IL-1beta monoclonal antibody canakinumab in rheumatoid arthritis: results of a 12-week, phase II, dose-finding study

Rieke Alten, Juan Gomez-Reino, Patrick Durez, Andre Beaulieu, Anthony Sebba, Gerhard Krammer, Ralph Preiss, Udayasankar Arulmani, Albert Widmer, Xavier Gitton, Herbert Kellner

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Management of pain induced by exercise and mobilization during physical therapy programs: views of patients and care providers

Sophie Alami, Dominique Desjeux, Marie Martine Lefèvre-Colau, Anne Sophie Boisgard, Eric Boccard, François Rannou, Serge Poiraudeau

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Significant associations of PAI-1 genetic polymorphisms with osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Hye- Ok Kim, Chang- Hoon Cho, Yoon- Je Cho, Seong- Ho Cho, Kyung- Sik Yoon, Kang- Il Kim

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Individuals with chronic low back pain have greater difficulty in engaging in positive lifestyle behaviours than those without back pain: An assessment of health literacy

Andrew M Briggs, Joanne E Jordan, Peter B O'Sullivan, Rachelle Buchbinder, Angus F Burnett, Richard H Osborne, Leon M Straker

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AQUILA: assessment of quality in lower limb arthroplasty. An expert Delphi consensus for total knee and total hip arthroplasty

Bart G Pijls, Olaf M Dekkers, Saskia Middeldorp, Edward R Valstar, Huub JL van der Heide, Henrica MJ Van der Linden-Van der Zwaag, Rob GHH Nelissen

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Correlational analysis and predictive validity of psychological constructs related with pain in fibromyalgia

Sara Maurel, Baltasar Rodero, Yolanda Lopez-del-Hoyo, Juan V Luciano, Eva Andrés, Miquel Roca, Raquel del Moral Bergos, Yolanda Ruiz-Lancina, Javier García-Campayo

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The impact on sleep of a multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural pain management programme: a pilot study

Jennifer M Cunningham, Catherine Blake, Camillus K Power, Declan O'Keeffe, Valerie Kelly, Sheila Horan, Orla Spencer, Brona M Fullen

Open Access Research article

Revision of tibial TKA components: bone loss is independent of cementing type and technique: an in vitro cadaver study

Turgay Efe, Jens Figiel, David Sibbert, Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann, Carsten O Tibesku, Nina Timmesfeld, Jürgen RJR Paletta, Adrian Skwara

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Management of osteoporosis and associated quality of life in post menopausal women

Bernard Cortet, Francis Blotman, Françoise Debiais, Dominique Huas, Florence Mercier, Chantal Rousseaux, Véronique Berger, Anne-Françoise Gaudin, François-Emery Cotté

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Factor structure and validity of the shoulder pain and disability index in a population-based study of people with shoulder symptoms

Catherine L Hill, Susan Lester, Anne W Taylor, Michael E Shanahan, Tiffany K Gill

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Relationship between distal radius fracture malunion and arm-related disability: A prospective population-based cohort study with 1-year follow-up

Elisabeth Brogren, Manfred Hofer, Michael Petranek, Philippe Wagner, Lars B Dahlin, Isam Atroshi

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The effect of endoskeleton on antibiotic impregnated cement spacer for treating deep hip infection

Kuo-Ti Peng, Liang-Tseng Kuo, Wei-Hsiu Hsu, Tsan-Wen Huang, Yao-Hung Tsai

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Randomised controlled trial examining the effect of exercise in people with rheumatoid arthritis taking anti-TNFα therapy medication

Angela Reid, Audrey Brady, Catherine Blake, Anne-Barbara Mongey, Douglas J Veale, Oliver FitzGerald, Tara Cusack

Open Access Research article

Anti-infliximab antibodies are already detectable in most patients with rheumatoid arthritis halfway through an infusioncycle: an open-label pharmacokinetic cohort study

Bart JF van den Bemt, Alfons A den Broeder, GJ Wolbink, Yechiel A Hekster, Piet LCM van Riel, Bart Benraad, Frank HJ van den Hoogen

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Protocol for Shoulder function training reducing musculoskeletal pain in shoulder and neck: a randomized controlled trial

Christoffer H Andersen, Lars L Andersen, Ole S Mortensen, Mette K Zebis, Gisela Sjøgaard

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Treatment with a corticotrophin releasing factor 2 receptor agonist modulates skeletal muscle mass and force production in aged and chronically ill animals

Richard T Hinkle, Frank R Lefever, Elizabeth T Dolan, Deborah L Reichart, Janice M Zwolshen, Timothy P Oneill, Kris G Maloney, John P Mattson, Leonardo F Ferreira, Timothy I Musch, David C Poole, Robert J Isfort

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Navigation of total knee arthroplasty: rotation of components and clinical results in a prospectively randomized study

Jan Schmitt, Carsten Hauk, Heino Kienapfel, Michael Pfeiffer, Turgay Efe, Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann, Thomas J Heyse

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Meat consumption and risk of primary hip and knee joint replacement due to osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study

Yuanyuan Wang, Julie Anne Simpson, Anita E Wluka, Dallas R English, Graham G Giles, Stephen Graves, Flavia M Cicuttini

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Hyperadiponectinemia enhances bone formation in mice

Yasuhiro Mitsui, Masafumi Gotoh, Nobuhiro Fukushima, Isao shirachi, Shuichi Otabe, Xiaohong Yuan, Toshihiko Hashinaga, Nobuhiko Wada, Akiko Mitsui, Tatsuhiro Yoshida, Shiro Yoshida, Kentaro Yamada, Kensei Nagata

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Perceived barriers to integrated care in rheumatoid arthritis: views of recipients and providers of care in an inner-city setting

Louise C Pollard, Helen Graves, David L Scott, Gabrielle H Kingsley, Heidi Lempp

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Effect of training and sudden detraining on the patellar tendon and its enthesis in rats

Antonio Frizziero, Milena Fini, Francesca Salamanna, Arsenio Veicsteinas, Nicola Maffulli, Marina Marini

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Who seeks primary care for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with physicians prescribing homeopathic and other complementary medicine? Results from the EPI3-LASER survey in France

Michel Rossignol, Bernard Bégaud, Bernard Avouac, France Lert, Frédéric Rouillon, Jacques Bénichou, Jacques Massol, Gérard Duru, Anne-Marie Magnier, Didier Guillemot, Lamiae Grimaldi-Bensouda, Lucien Abenhaim

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IgG-class anti-PF4/heparin antibodies and symptomatic DVT in orthopedic surgery patients receiving different anti-thromboembolic prophylaxis therapeutics

Satoru Motokawa, Takafumi Torigoshi, Yumi Maeda, Kazushige Maeda, Yuka Jiuchi, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Shinsuke Someya, Hiroyuki Shindo, Kiyoshi Migita

Open Access Research article

Development of a risk score for low back pain in office workers - a cross-sectional study

Prawit Janwantanakul, Praneet Pensri, Patriya Moolkay, Wiroj Jiamjarasrangsi

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Clinical and radiological outcome of conservative vs. surgical treatment of atraumatic degenerative rotator cuff rupture: design of a randomized controlled trial

Frederik O Lambers Heerspink, Roy AG Hoogeslag, Ron L Diercks, Pepijn JM van Eerden, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, Jos JAM van Raay

Open Access Research article

Activation of the dopamine 1 and dopamine 5 receptors increase skeletal muscle mass and force production under non-atrophying and atrophying conditions

Deborah L Reichart, Richard T Hinkle, Frank R Lefever, Elizabeth T Dolan, Jeffrey A Dietrich, David R Sibley, Robert J Isfort

Open Access Research article

Back pain outcomes in primary care following a practice improvement intervention:- a prospective cohort study

Alan C Breen, Eloise Carr, Jennifer E Langworthy, Clive Osmond, Louise Worswick

Open Access Research article

Influence of bi- and tri-compartmental knee arthroplasty on the kinematics of the knee joint

Markus Wünschel, JiaHsuan Lo, Torsten Dilger, Nikolaus Wülker, Otto Müller

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Prediction of absolute risk of fragility fracture at 10 years in a Spanish population: validation of the WHO FRAX ™ tool in Spain

Rafael Azagra, Genís Roca, Gloria Encabo, Daniel Prieto, Amada Aguyé, Marta Zwart, Sílvia Güell, Núria Puchol, Emili Gene, Enrique Casado, Pilar Sancho, Sílvia Solà, Pere Torán, Milagros Iglesias, Victòria Sabaté, Francesc López-Expósito, Sergio Ortiz, Yolanda Fernandez, Adolf Diez-Perez

Open Access Research article

Alumina-on-alumina total hip replacement for femoral neck fracture in healthy patients

Giuseppe Solarino, Andrea Piazzolla, Claudio M Mori, Lorenzo Moretti, Silvio Patella, Angela Notarnicola

Open Access Research article

Pullout strength of pedicle screws with cement augmentation in severe osteoporosis: A comparative study between cannulated screws with cement injection and solid screws with cement pre-filling

Lih-Huei Chen, Ching-Lung Tai, De-Mei Lee, Po-Liang Lai, Yen-Chen Lee, Chi-Chien Niu, Wen-Jer Chen

Open Access Research article

Clinical value of SPECT/CT for evaluation of patients with painful knees after total knee arthroplasty- a new dimension of diagnostics?

Michael T Hirschmann, Praveen Konala, Farhad Iranpour, Anna Kerner, Helmut Rasch, Niklaus F Friederich

Open Access Research article

Spontaneous hyaline cartilage regeneration can be induced in an osteochondral defect created in the femoral condyle using a novel double-network hydrogel

Masashi Yokota, Kazunori Yasuda, Nobuto Kitamura, Kazunobu Arakaki, Shin Onodera, Takayuki Kurokawa, Jian-Ping Gong

Open Access Research article

Written online situational feedback via mobile phone to support self-management of chronic widespread pain: a usability study of a Web-based intervention

Ólöf Birna Kristjánsdóttir, Egil A Fors, Erlend Eide, Arnstein Finset, Sandra van Dulmen, Sigrid Hørven Wigers, Hilde Eide

Open Access Research article

Adalimumab reduces hand bone loss in rheumatoid arthritis independent of clinical response: Subanalysis of the PREMIER study

Mari Hoff, Tore K Kvien, Johan Kälvesten, Aake Elden, Arthur Kavanaugh, Glenn Haugeberg

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol: Improving patient choice in treating low back pain (IMPACT - LBP): A randomised controlled trial of a decision support package for use in physical therapy

Shilpa Patel, Sally Brown, Tim Friede, Frances Griffiths, Joanne Lord, Anne Ngunjiri, Jill Thistlethwaite, Colin Tysall, Mark Woolvine, Martin Underwood

Open Access Research article

Radiographs and low field MRI (0.2T) as predictors of efficacy in a weight loss trial in obese women with knee osteoarthritis

Henrik Gudbergsen, Mikael Boesen, Robin Christensen, Arne Astrup, Henning Bliddal

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Idiopathic toe-walking in children, adolescents and young adults: a matter of local or generalised stiffness?

Raoul Engelbert, Jan Willem Gorter, Cuno Uiterwaal, Elise van de Putte, Paul Helders

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