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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Ausgabe 1/2014

Inhalt (453 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and factors associated with low bone mineral density in Saudi women: a community based survey

AlJohara M AlQuaiz, Ambreen Kazi, Salwa Tayel, Shaffi Ahamed Shaikh, Abdullah Al-Sharif, Saleh Othman, Fawzia Habib, Mona Fouda, Riad Sulaimani

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Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability test (CKCUES test): a reliability study in persons with and without shoulder impingement syndrome

Helga Tatiana Tucci, Jaqueline Martins, Guilherme de Carvalho Sposito, Paula Maria Ferreira Camarini, Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and design of the INNOVATE Trial: an international cooperative study on surgical versus conservative treatment for odontoid fractures in the elderly

Jeroen GJ Huybregts, Wilco CH Jacobs, Wilco C Peul, Carmen LA Vleggeert-Lankamp

Open Access Research article

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal upper extremity ambulatory surgery in the United States

Nitin B Jain, Laurence D Higgins, Elena Losina, Jamie Collins, Philip E Blazar, Jeffrey N Katz

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Age-dependent ferritin elevations and HFE C282Y mutation as risk factors for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in males: a longitudinal cohort study

Lauren Kennish, Mukundan Attur, Cheongeun Oh, Svetlana Krasnokutsky, Jonathan Samuels, Jeffrey D Greenberg, Xi Huang, Steven B Abramson

Open Access Research article

The mechanical and inflammatory low back pain (MIL) index: development and validation

Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Andre Farasyn, Charles Philip Gabel, Juan V Luciano

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Rheumatoid arthritis and incident fracture in women: a case–control study

Sharon L Brennan, Liesje Toomey, Mark A Kotowicz, Margaret J Henry, Hedley Griffiths, Julie A Pasco

Open Access Research article

Head-Eye movement control tests in patients with chronic neck pain; Inter-observer reliability and discriminative validity

Eveline Della Casa, Jutta Affolter Helbling, André Meichtry, Hannu Luomajoki, Jan Kool

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Reviewer Acknowledgement 2013

Catia Cornacchia

Open Access Research article

Osteoarthritis of the knee or hip significantly impairs driving ability (cross-sectional survey)

Ulf Krister Hofmann, Maurice Jordan, Ina Rondak, Petra Wolf, Torsten Kluba, Ingmar Ipach

Open Access Research article

Real-world effectiveness of abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis treatment in European and Canadian populations: a 6-month interim analysis of the 2-year, observational, prospective ACTION study

Hubert G Nüßlein, Rieke Alten, Mauro Galeazzi, Hanns-Martin Lorenz, Dimitrios Boumpas, Michael T Nurmohamed, William G Bensen, Gerd R Burmester, Hans-Hartmut Peter, Franz Rainer, Karel Pavelka, Melanie Chartier, Coralie Poncet, Christiane Rauch, Manuela Le Bars

Open Access Research article

Economic evaluation of access to musculoskeletal care: the case of waiting for total knee arthroplasty

Richard C Mather III, Kevin T Hug, Lori A Orlando, Tyler Steven Watters, Lane Koenig, Ryan M Nunley, Michael P Bolognesi

Open Access Research article

Size of cup affects the anterior capsular distance in total hip arthroplasty, as measured with ultrasound

Sarunas Tarasevicius, Valdemaras Loiba, Justinas Stucinskas, Otto Robertsson, Hans Wingstrand

Open Access Research article

Can diagnostic injections predict the outcome in foot and ankle arthrodesis?

Mark Stegeman, Berbke To Josephine van Ginneken, Bastiaan Boetes, Mirjam Tuinhout, Jan Willem Karel Louwerens, Bartele Alexander Swierstra

Open Access Research article

Systematic review, network meta-analysis and economic evaluation of biological therapy for the management of active psoriatic arthritis

Matthew Richard Cawson, Stephen Andrew Mitchell, Chris Knight, Henry Wildey, Dean Spurden, Alex Bird, Michelle Elaine Orme

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Immune response associated with Toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leads to steroid-induced femoral head osteonecrosis

Lei Tian, Qi Wen, Xiaoqian Dang, Wulin You, Lihong Fan, Kunzheng Wang

Open Access Research article

The impact of workplace factors on filing of workers’ compensation claims among nursing home workers

Jin Qin, Alicia Kurowski, Rebecca Gore, Laura Punnett

Open Access Research article

Measurement of stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in low disease activity or remission: a systematic review

Lilian HD van Tuyl, Willem F Lems, Maarten Boers

Open Access Research article

Acute murine antigen-induced arthritis is not affected by disruption of osteoblastic glucocorticoid signalling

Cornelia M Spies, Edgar Wiebe, Jinwen Tu, Aiqing Li, Timo Gaber, Dörte Huscher, Markus J Seibel, Hong Zhou, Frank Buttgereit

Open Access Research article

Reliability and reproducibility analysis of the Cobb angle and assessing sagittal plane by computer-assisted and manual measurement tools

Weifei Wu, Jie Liang, Yuanli Du, Xiaoyi Tan, Xuanping Xiang, Wanhong Wang, Neng Ru, Jinbo Le

Open Access Study protocol

Clinical course, costs and predictive factors for response to treatment in carpal tunnel syndrome: the PALMS study protocol

Christina Jerosch-Herold, Lee Shepstone, Edward CF Wilson, Tony Dyer, Julian Blake

Open Access Research article

Screening of the spine in adolescents: inter- and intra-rater reliability and measurement error of commonly used clinical tests

Ellen Aartun, Anna Degerfalk, Linn Kentsdotter, Lise Hestbaek

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HUMeral Shaft Fractures: MEasuring Recovery after Operative versus Non-operative Treatment (HUMMER): a multicenter comparative observational study

Kiran C Mahabier, Esther MM Van Lieshout, Hugo W Bolhuis, P Koen Bos, Maarten WGA Bronkhorst, Milko MM Bruijninckx, Jeroen De Haan, Axel R Deenik, Boudewijn J Dwars, Martin G Eversdijk, J Carel Goslings, Robert Haverlag, Martin J Heetveld, Albert JH Kerver, Karel A Kolkman, Peter A Leenhouts, Sven AG Meylaerts, Ron Onstenk, Martijn Poeze, Rudolf W Poolman, Bas J Punt, W Herbert Roerdink, Gert R Roukema, Jan Bernard Sintenie, Nicolaj MR Soesman, Andras KF Tanka, Edgar JT Ten Holder, Maarten Van der Elst, Frank HWM Van der Heijden, Frits M Van der Linden, Peer Van der Zwaal, Jan P Van Dijk, Hans-Peter W Van Jonbergen, Egbert JMM Verleisdonk, Jos PAM Vroemen, Marco Waleboer, Philippe Wittich, Wietse P Zuidema, Suzanne Polinder, Michael HJ Verhofstad, Dennis Den Hartog

Open Access Research article

Design process of cementless femoral stem using a nonlinear three dimensional finite element analysis

Mohd Yusof Baharuddin, Sh-Hussain Salleh, Ahmad Hafiz Zulkifly, Muhammad Hisyam Lee, Alias Mohd Noor, Arief Ruhullah A Harris, Norazman Abdul Majid, Ab Saman Abd Kader

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Meniscus body position and its change over four years in asymptomatic adults: a cohort study using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)

Katharina Bruns, Fredrik Svensson, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Wolfgang Wirth, Ali Guermazi, Felix Eckstein, Martin Englund

Open Access Study protocol

Outcome of physiotherapy after surgery for cervical disc disease: a prospective randomised multi-centre trial

Anneli Peolsson, Birgitta Öberg, Johanna Wibault, Åsa Dedering, Peter Zsigmond, Lars Bernfort, Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Liselott CG Persson, Håkan Löfgren

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Does Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound treatment repair articular cartilage injury? A rabbit model study

Shan-Wei Yang, Chien-Lin Kuo, Shwu Jen Chang, Po-Chou Chen, Yen Ting Lin, Ioannis Manousakas, Shyh Ming Kuo

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Lack of association between the CHL1 gene and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis susceptibility in Han Chinese: a case-control study

Xu-sheng Qiu, Feng Lv, Ze-zhang Zhu, Bang-ping Qian, Bin Wang, Yang Yu, Yong Qiu

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The innervation of the human acetabular labrum and hip joint: an anatomic study

Abdullah Alzaharani, Kamal Bali, Ravi Gudena, Pamela Railton, Dragana Ponjevic, John R Matyas, James N Powell

Open Access Technical advance

Posterior short segment pedicle screw fixation and TLIF for the treatment of unstable thoracolumbar/lumbar fracture

Ling Wang, Jianjun Li, Hong Wang, Qun Yang, Decheng Lv, Weiguo Zhang, Kai Tang, Limin Shang, Changming Jiang, Chunming Wu, Kai Ma, Bo Wang, Yang Liu, Rui Zhang, Xianping Shang, Depeng Kou, Xunyuan Jia, Xianglong Yang, Yilong Tang, Meng Zhang, Pengrui Wang, Yan Xu, Shijin Wang

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Changes and sex differences in patient reported outcomes in rheumatoid factor positive RA–results from a community based study

Korosh Hekmat, Lennart T Jacobsson, Jan-Åke Nilsson, Ylva Lindroth, Carl Turesson

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Primary open anterior shoulder stabilization: a long-term, retrospective cohort study on the impact of subscapularis muscle alterations on recurrence

Axel Gamulin, Romain Dayer, Anne Lübbeke, Hermes Miozzari, Pierre Hoffmeyer

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The biomechanical differences of rotational acetabular osteotomy, Chiari osteotomy and shelf procedure in developmental dysplasia of hip

Ming Fu, Shanshan Xiang, Zhiqi Zhang, Guangxin Huang, Jin Liu, Xin Duan, Zibo Yang, Peihui Wu, Weiming Liao

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A systematic review and meta-synthesis of the impact of low back pain on people’s lives

Robert Froud, Sue Patterson, Sandra Eldridge, Clive Seale, Tamar Pincus, Dévan Rajendran, Christian Fossum, Martin Underwood

Open Access Case report

Purtscher’s retinopathy after intramedullary nailing of a femoral shaft fracture in a 20-year old healthy female – report of a rare case and review of the literature

Reinhold Ortmaier, Herbert Resch, Caroline Stieböck, Ottokar Stundner, Eva Maria Arlt

Open Access Research article

Effect of head and limb orientation on trunk muscle activation during abdominal hollowing in chronic low back pain

Kevin Parfrey, Sean GT Gibbons, Eric J Drinkwater, David G Behm

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Determinants of satisfaction 1 year after total hip arthroplasty: the role of expectations fulfilment

Clémence Palazzo, Claire Jourdan, Stéphane Descamps, Rémi Nizard, Moussa Hamadouche, Philippe Anract, Stéphane Boisgard, Myriam Galvin, Philippe Ravaud, Serge Poiraudeau

Open Access Research article

Decision aid for patients considering total knee arthroplasty with preference report for surgeons: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Dawn Stacey, Gillian Hawker, Geoffrey Dervin, Peter Tugwell, Laura Boland, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Annette M O’Connor, Monica Taljaard

Open Access Research article

Low validity of the Sensewear Pro3 activity monitor compared to indirect calorimetry during simulated free living in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip

Andreas Hermann, Mathias Ried-Larsen, Andreas Kryger Jensen, René Holst, Lars Bo Andersen, Søren Overgaard, Anders Holsgaard-Larsen

Open Access Research article

Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

Song-Shu Lin, Steve WN Ueng, Chi-Chien Niu, Li-Jen Yuan, Chuen-Yung Yang, Wen-Jer Chen, Mel S Lee, Jan-Kan Chen

Open Access Study protocol

Unloading shoes for osteoarthritis of the knee: protocol for the SHARK randomised controlled trial

Rana S Hinman, Tim V Wrigley, Ben R Metcalf, David J Hunter, Penny Campbell, Kade Paterson, Margaret P Staples, Kim L Bennell

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Efficacy of a physiotherapy rehabilitation program for individuals undergoing arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement – the FAIR trial: a randomised controlled trial protocol

Kim L Bennell, John M O’Donnell, Amir Takla, Libby N Spiers, David J Hunter, Margaret Staples, Rana S Hinman

Open Access Research article

Tactile acuity training for patients with chronic low back pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Cormac Ryan, Nicholas Harland, Benjamin T Drew, Denis Martin

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Inflammatory biomarkers in serum in subjects with and without work related neck/shoulder complaints

Anna Matute Wilander, Monica Kåredal, Anna Axmon, Catarina Nordander

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Vitamin D concentrations and disease activity in Moroccan children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Ilham Bouaddi, Samira Rostom, Dalal El Badri, Asmae Hassani, Bouchra Chkirate, Redoine Abouqal, Bouchra Amine, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni

Open Access Research article

The association between lean mass and bone mineral content in the high disease activity group of adult patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Kristyna Brabnikova Maresova, Katerina Jarosova, Karel Pavelka, Jan J Stepan

Open Access Study protocol

Description and design considerations of a randomized clinical trial investigating the effect of a multidisciplinary cognitive-behavioural intervention for patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery

Nanna Rolving, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard, Morten Vejs Willert, Finn Bjarke Christensen, Frank Blumensaat, Cody Bünger, Claus Vinther Nielsen

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Efficacy of MRI in primary care for patients with knee complaints due to trauma: protocol of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (TACKLE trial)

Nynke M Swart, Kim van Oudenaarde, Paul R Algra, Partick JE Bindels, Wilbert B van den Hout, Bart W Koes, Rob GHH Nelissen, Jan AN Verhaar, Hans JL Bloem, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, Monique Reijnierse, Pim AJ Luijsterburg

Open Access Research article

Twins discordant for myositis and systemic lupus erythematosus show markedly enriched autoantibodies in the affected twin supporting environmental influences in pathogenesis

Lu Gan, Terrance P O’Hanlon, Aaron S Gordon, Lisa G Rider, Frederick W Miller, Peter D Burbelo

Open Access Research article

Immature articular cartilage and subchondral bone covered by menisci are potentially susceptive to mechanical load

Hirotaka Iijima, Tomoki Aoyama, Akira Ito, Junichi Tajino, Momoko Nagai, Xiangkai Zhang, Shoki Yamaguchi, Haruhiko Akiyama, Hiroshi Kuroki

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Advantages of a combined rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance imaging score (RAMRIS) for hand and feet: does the RAMRIS of the hand alone underestimate disease activity and progression?

Philipp Sewerin, Christian Buchbender, Stefan Vordenbäumen, Axel Scherer, Falk Miese, Ralph Brinks, Hans-Joerg Wittsack, Sabine Klein, Matthias Schneider, Gerald Antoch, Benedikt Ostendorf

Open Access Research article

The reliability of WorkWell Systems Functional Capacity Evaluation: a systematic review

Sebastian Bieniek, Matthias Bethge

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The clinical course of low back pain: a meta-analysis comparing outcomes in randomised clinical trials (RCTs) and observational studies

Majid Artus, Danielle van der Windt, Kelvin P Jordan, Peter R Croft

Open Access Research article

Treatment and outcome of malignant bone tumors of the proximal humerus: biological versus endoprosthetic reconstruction

Tang Liu, Qing Zhang, Xiaoning Guo, Xiangsheng Zhang, Zhihong Li, Xiaoyang Li

Open Access Study protocol

Maintained physical activity and physiotherapy in the management of distal upper limb pain – a protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the arm pain trial)

Gareth T Jones, Kathrin Mertens, Gary J Macfarlane, Keith T Palmer, David Coggon, Karen Walker-Bone, Kim Burton, Peter J Heine, Candy McCabe, Paul McNamee, Alex McConnachie

Open Access Research article

Total hip arthroplasty for Crowe IV hip without subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy -a long term follow up study

Toshiyuki Kawai, Chiaki Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanoe

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The minimal invasive direct anterior approach in combination with large heads in total hip arthroplasty - is dislocation still a major issue? a case control study

Steffen Hoell, Marius Sander, Georg Gosheger, Helmut Ahrens, Ralf Dieckmann, Gregor Hauschild

Open Access Research article

The effect of perinatal brachial plexus lesion on upper limb development

Jerzy Gosk, Witold Wnukiewicz, Maciej Urban

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Surgical treatment of Dupuytren’s disease – outcome and health economy in relation to smoking and diabetes

David Eckerdal, Axel Nivestam, Lars B Dahlin

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Rheumatology clinicians’ experiences of brief training and implementation of skills to support patient self-management

Emma Dures, Sarah Hewlett, Nicholas Ambler, Remona Jenkins, Joyce Clarke, Rachael Gooberman-Hill

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The efficacy of tourniquet assisted total knee arthroplasty on patient-reported and performance-based physical function: a randomized controlled trial protocol

Rasmus Lohmann-Jensen, Anders Holsgaard-Larsen, Claus Emmeluth, Søren Overgaard, Carsten Jensen

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Design characteristics of the CORRONA CERTAIN study: a comparative effectiveness study of biologic agents for rheumatoid arthritis patients

Dimitrios A Pappas, Joel M Kremer, George Reed, Jeffrey D Greenberg, Jeffrey R Curtis

Open Access Research article

The IFITM5 mutation c.-14C > T results in an elongated transcript expressed in human bone; and causes varying phenotypic severity of osteogenesis imperfecta type V

Syndia Lazarus, Aideen M McInerney-Leo, Fiona A McKenzie, Gareth Baynam, Stephanie Broley, Barbra V Cavan, Craig F Munns, Johannes Egbertus Hans Pruijs, David Sillence, Paulien A Terhal, Karena Pryce, Matthew A Brown, Andreas Zankl, Gethin Thomas, Emma L Duncan

Open Access Research article

Quantification of structural changes of UHMWPE components in total joint replacements

Petr Fulin, David Pokorny, Miroslav Slouf, Martina Nevoralova, Tatana Vackova, Jiri Dybal, Jan Pilar

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Shoulder disorders in female working-age population: a cross sectional study

Roberto Meroni, Michele Scelsi, Paola Boria, Valerio Sansone

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Effect of workplace- versus home-based physical exercise on pain in healthcare workers: study protocol for a single blinded cluster randomized controlled trial

Markus D Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup, Mikkel Brandt, Anne Zoëga Kristensen, Kenneth Jay, Reinhard Stelter, Ebbe Lavendt, Per Aagaard, Lars L Andersen

Open Access Research article

Influence of temporomandibular disorder on temporal and masseter muscles and occlusal contacts in adolescents: an electromyographic study

Leandro Lauriti, Lara Jansiski Motta, Camila Haddad Leal de Godoy, Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez, Fabiano Politti, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Sandra Kalil Bussadori

Open Access Research article

Morphometric evaluation of subaxial cervical spine using multi-detector computerized tomography (MD-CT) scan: the consideration for cervical pedicle screws fixation

Pongsthorn Chanplakorn, Chaiwat Kraiwattanapong, Kitti Aroonjarattham, Pittavat Leelapattana, Gun Keorochana, Suphaneewan Jaovisidha, Wiwat Wajanavisit

Open Access Case report

The fabella syndrome - a rare cause of posterolateral knee pain: a review of the literature and two case reports

Arne Driessen, Maurice Balke, Christoph Offerhaus, William James White, Sven Shafizadeh, Christoph Becher, Bertil Bouillon, Jürgen Höher

Open Access Research article

Patterns and predictors of osteoporosis medication discontinuation and switching among Medicare beneficiaries

Huifeng Yun, Jeffrey R Curtis, Lingli Guo, Meredith Kilgore, Paul Muntner, Kenneth Saag, Robert Matthews, Michael Morrisey, Nicole C Wright, David J Becker, Elizabeth Delzell

Open Access Research article

Effect of nano-hydroxyapatite coating on the osteoinductivity of porous biphasic calcium phosphate ceramics

Jianzhong Hu, Yongchun Zhou, Lihua Huang, Jun Liu, Hongbin Lu

Open Access Research article

Shoulder diagnoses in secondary care, a one year cohort

Niels G Juel, Bård Natvig

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Surgery versus conservative treatment in patients with type A distal radius fractures, a randomized controlled trial

Monique MJ Walenkamp, J Carel Goslings, Annechien Beumer, Robert Haverlag, Peter A Leenhouts, Egbert JMM Verleisdonk, Ronald SL Liem, Jan Bernard Sintenie, Maarten WGA Bronkhorst, Jasper Winkelhagen, Niels WL Schep

Open Access Research article

Validation of the German version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI)

Holger Cramer, Romy Lauche, Jost Langhorst, Gustav J Dobos, Andreas Michalsen

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Increasing substance P levels in serum and synovial tissues from patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)

Hui Wang, Xin-Feng Zheng, Xiang Zhang, Zheng Li, Chao Shen, Jun-Feng Zhu, Yi-Min Cui, Xiao-Dong Chen

Open Access Research article

The active form of MMP-3 is a marker of synovial inflammation and cartilage turnover in inflammatory joint diseases

Shu Sun, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Morten A Karsdal, Anne Sofie Siebuhr, Qinlong Zheng, Walter P Maksymowych, Thorbjørn G Christiansen, Kim Henriksen

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The influence of computer-assisted surgery on rotational, coronal and sagittal alignment in revision total knee arthroplasty

Marrigje F Meijer, Martin Stevens, Alexander L Boerboom, Sjoerd K Bulstra, Inge HF Reininga

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High tibial osteotomy: closed wedge versus combined wedge osteotomy

Maarten R Huizinga, Reinoud W Brouwer, Tom M van Raaij

Open Access Research article

Health care consumption and costs due to foot and ankle injuries in the Netherlands, 1986–2010

A Siebe De Boer, Tim Schepers, Martien JM Panneman, Ed F Van Beeck, Esther MM Van Lieshout

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Multidimensional associative factors for improvement in pain, function, and working capacity after rehabilitation of whiplash associated disorder: a prognostic, prospective outcome study

Felix Angst, Andreas R Gantenbein, Susanne Lehmann, Françoise Gysi-Klaus, André Aeschlimann, Beat A Michel, Frank Hegemann

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H ip joint pain in children with cerebral palsy and developmental dysplasia of the hip: why are the differences so huge?

Andrzej Grzegorzewski, Marek Jóźwiak, Maciej Pawlak, Tadeusz Modrzewski, Piotr Buchcic, Adrian Masłoń

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The Italian version of the Physical Therapy Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire - [PTPSQ-I(15)]: psychometric properties in a sample of inpatients

Carla Vanti, Paolo Pillastrini, Marco Monticone, Daniele Ceron, Francesca Bonetti, Raffaella Piccarreta, Andrew Guccione, Francesco Saverio Violante

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Back pain in seniors: the Back pain Outcomes using Longitudinal Data (BOLD) cohort baseline data

Jeffrey G Jarvik, Bryan A Comstock, Patrick J Heagerty, Judith A Turner, Sean D Sullivan, Xu Shi, David R Nerenz, Srdjan S Nedeljkovic, Larry Kessler, Kathryn James, Janna L Friedly, Brian W Bresnahan, Zoya Bauer, Andrew L Avins, Richard A Deyo

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of self-administered tests for pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Helen Elden, Annelie Gutke

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Experiences of employees with arm, neck or shoulder complaints: a focus group study

Nathan Hutting, Yvonne F Heerkens, Josephine A Engels, J Bart Staal, Maria WG Nijhuis-van der Sanden

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Validation of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging-based apparent bone volume fraction in peri-articular tibial bone of cadaveric knees

Jeffrey B Driban, Mary F Barbe, Mamta Amin, Neil S Kalariya, Ming Zhang, Grace H Lo, Anna M Tassinari, Daniel Harper, Lori Lyn Price, Charles B Eaton, Erika Schneider, Timothy E McAlindon

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Association of LRP5 genotypes with osteoporosis in Tunisian post-menopausal women

Rim Sassi, Hela Sahli, Chiraz Souissi, Hejer El Mahmoudi, Bechir Zouari, Amel Ben Ammar ElGaaied, Slaheddine Sellami, Serge Livio Ferrari

Open Access Research article

Efficacy of intraoperative epidural steroids in lumbar discectomy: a systematic review

Bakur A Jamjoom, Abdulhakim B Jamjoom

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CASINO: Surgical or Nonsurgical Treatment for cervical radiculopathy, a randomised controlled trial

Sarita van Geest, Barbara Kuijper, Marinus Oterdoom, Wilbert van den Hout, Ronald Brand, Theo Stijnen, Pim Assendelft, Bart Koes, Wilco Jacobs, Wilco Peul, Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp

Open Access Research article

The hallux valgus angle of the margo medialis pedis as an alternative to the measurement of the metatarsophalangeal hallux valgus angle

Christian Klein, Wieland Kinz, Alexander Zembsch, Elisabeth Groll-Knapp, Michael Kundi

Open Access Research article

Sensory response following knee joint damage in rabbits

Joseph M Hart, Matthew Bessette, Luke Choi, MaCalus V Hogan, David Diduch

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Comparing the functional impact of knee replacements in two cohorts

Jingbo Niu, Michael Nevitt, Charles McCulloch, James Torner, C Elizabeth Lewis, Jeffrey N Katz, David T Felson

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Outcomes following large joint arthroplasty: does socio-economic status matter?

Michelle M Dowsey, Mandana Nikpour, Peter FM Choong

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High short-term and long-term excess mortality in geriatric patients after hip fracture: a prospective cohort study in Taiwan

Li-Wei Hung, Wo-Jan Tseng, Guey-Shiun Huang, Jinn Lin

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Efficacy of a modern neuroscience approach versus usual care evidence-based physiotherapy on pain, disability and brain characteristics in chronic spinal pain patients: protocol of a randomized clinical trial

Mieke Dolphens, Jo Nijs, Barbara Cagnie, Mira Meeus, Nathalie Roussel, Jeroen Kregel, Anneleen Malfliet, Guy Vanderstraeten, Lieven Danneels

Open Access Research article

Radiographic signs for detection of femoroacetabular impingement and hip dysplasia should be carefully used in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip

Ingmar Ipach, Ina-Christine Rondak, Saskia Sachsenmaier, Elisabeth Buck, Roland Syha, Falk Mittag

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Web-based therapeutic exercise resource center as a treatment for knee osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort pilot study

M Alison Brooks, John E Beaulieu, Herbert H Severson, Christa M Wille, David Cooper, Jeff M Gau, Bryan C Heiderscheit

Open Access Case report

An integrated approach in a case of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy

Stefano Pasotti, Bruno Magnani, Emanuela Longa, Giuseppe Giovanetti, Albino Rossi, Angela Berardinelli, Rossella Tupler, Giuseppe D’Antona

Open Access Research article

Clinical factors affecting pathological fracture and healing of unicameral bone cysts

Hiroshi Urakawa, Satoshi Tsukushi, Kozo Hosono, Hideshi Sugiura, Kenji Yamada, Yoshihisa Yamada, Eiji Kozawa, Eisuke Arai, Naohisa Futamura, Naoki Ishiguro, Yoshihiro Nishida

Open Access Research article

Population prevalence of ultrasound features of osteoarthritis in the hand, knee and hip at age 63 years: the Newcastle thousand families birth cohort

Ajay M Abraham, Mark S Pearce, Kay D Mann, Roger M Francis, Fraser Birrell

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Assessment of functional impairment after knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using cardiorespiratory parameters: a cross-sectional study

Marília Santos Andrade, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Fernanda Patti Nakamoto, Moisés Cohen, Antonio Carlos da Silva

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Musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents managed in Australian primary care

Nicholas Henschke, Christopher Harrison, Damien McKay, Carolyn Broderick, Jane Latimer, Helena Britt, Christopher G Maher

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Prevalence and risk factors for periprosthetic fracture in older recipients of total hip replacement: a cohort study

Jeffrey N Katz, Elizabeth A Wright, Julian JZ Polaris, Mitchel B Harris, Elena Losina

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A randomized controlled trial of nonoperative treatment versus open reduction and internal fixation for stable, displaced, partial articular fractures of the radial head: the RAMBO trial

Wendy E Bruinsma, Izaäk F Kodde, Robert-Jan O de Muinck Keizer, Peter Kloen, Anneluuk LC Lindenhovius, Jos PAM Vroemen, Robert Haverlag, Michel PJ van den Bekerom, Hugo W Bolhuis, Pieter HJ Bullens, Sven AG Meylaerts, Peer van der Zwaal, E Philip Steller, Michiel Hageman, David C Ring, Dennis den Hartog, Eric R Hammacher, Graham JW King, George S Athwal, Kenneth J Faber, Darren Drosdowech, Ruby Grewal, J Carel Goslings, Niels WL Schep, Denise Eygendaal

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Neuromuscular training and muscle strengthening in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a protocol of randomized controlled trial

Nayra Deise dos Anjos Rabelo, Bruna Lima, Amir Curcio dos Reis, André Serra Bley, Liu Chiao Yi, Thiago Yukio Fukuda, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa, Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli

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Schwann-like cells seeded in acellular nerve grafts improve nerve regeneration

Lihong Fan, Zefeng Yu, Jia Li, Xiaoqian Dang, Kunzheng Wang

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Safety of infusing rituximab at a more rapid rate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the RATE-RA study

Charles H Pritchard, Maria W Greenwald, Joel M Kremer, Norman B Gaylis, William Rigby, Steve Zlotnick, Carol Chung, Birgit Jaber, William Reiss

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Stem cell therapy for the treatment of early stage avascular necrosis of the femoral head: a systematic review

Rick L Lau, Anthony V Perruccio, Heather MK Evans, Safiyyah R Mahomed, Nizar N Mahomed, Rajiv Gandhi

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Subjective health complaints in patients with lumbar radicular pain and disc herniation are associated with a sex - OPRM1 A118G polymorphism interaction: a prospective 1-year observational study

Eivind Hasvik, Elina Iordanova Schistad, Lars Grøvle, Anne Julsrud Haugen, Cecilie Røe, Johannes Gjerstad

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Association between intraarticular cytokine levels and clinical parameters of osteochondritis dissecans in the ankle

Hagen Schmal, Ingo H Pilz, Ralf Henkelmann, Gian M Salzmann, Norbert P Südkamp, Philipp Niemeyer

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The effect of rituximab therapy on immunoglobulin levels in patients with multisystem autoimmune disease

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Reproducibility of and sex differences in common orthopaedic ankle and foot tests in runners

Maarten P van der Worp, Anton de Wijer, J Bart Staal, Maria WG Nijhuis- van der Sanden

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New concept of scapholunate dissociation treatment and novel modification of Brunelli procedure - anatomical study

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Guowei Li, George Ioannidis, Laura Pickard, Courtney Kennedy, Alexandra Papaioannou, Lehana Thabane, Jonathan D Adachi

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Incidence, histopathologic analysis and distribution of tumours of the hand

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Is performance in goal oriented head movements altered in patients with tension type headache?

Andrée-Anne Marchand, Vincent Cantin, Bernadette Murphy, Paula Stern, Martin Descarreaux

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An intron polymorphism of the fibronectin gene is associated with end-stage knee osteoarthritis in a Han Chinese population: two independent case- control studies

Hsin-Yi Yang, Sui-Lung Su, Yi-Jen Peng, Chih-Chien Wang, Herng-Sheng Lee, Donald M Salter, Chian-Her Lee

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The development of a comprehensive multidisciplinary care pathway for patients with a hip fracture: design and results of a clinical trial

Elvira R Flikweert, Gerbrand J Izaks, Bas AS Knobben, Martin Stevens, Klaus Wendt

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Dynamic-locking-screw (DLS)–leads to less secondary screw perforations in proximal humerus fractures

Thomas Freude, Steffen Schroeter, Michael Plecko, Christian Bahrs, Frank Martetschlaeger, Tobias M Kraus, Ulrich Stoeckle, Stefan Doebele

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Evaluation of a structured goal planning and tailored follow-up programme in rehabilitation for patients with rheumatic diseases: protocol for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

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Influence of antiTNF-alpha antibody treatment on fracture healing under chronic inflammation

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Timeframe for return to driving for patients with minimally invasive knee arthroplasty is associated with knee performance on functional tests

Hsuan-Ti Huang, Jing-Min Liang, Wei-Tso Hung, Ying-Yi Chen, Lan-Yuen Guo, Wen-Lan Wu

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Differences in muscle activity during hand-dexterity tasks between women with arthritis and a healthy reference group

Sofia Brorsson, Anna Nilsdotter, Carina Thorstensson, Ann Bremander

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Jenny Hubertsson, Martin Englund, Ulf Hallgårde, Ulrik Lidwall, Sofia Löfvendahl, Ingemar F Petersson

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MALDI-TOF-MS serum protein profiling for developing diagnostic models and identifying serum markers for discogenic low back pain

Yin-gang Zhang, Ren-qi Jiang, Tuan-Mao Guo, Shi-Xun Wu, Wei-Juan Ma

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Prevalence and risk factors for foot and ankle musculoskeletal disorders experienced by nurses

Lloyd F Reed, Diana Battistutta, Jeanine Young, Beth Newman

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Preliminary study of the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure for Children and its reliability

Ecaterina Vasluian, Raoul M Bongers, Heleen A Reinders-Messelink, Pieter U Dijkstra, Corry K van der Sluis

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Biomechanical comparison of different combinations of hook and screw in one spine motion unit - an experiment in porcine model

Ching-Lung Tai, Li-Huei Chen, De-Mei Lee, Mu-Yi Liu, Po-Liang Lai

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Pathologic fracture of the distal radius in a 25-year-old patient with a large unicameral bone cyst

Felix Massen, Sebastian Baumbach, Elias Volkmer, Wolf Mutschler, Stefan Grote

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Short-stem reconstruction for megaendoprostheses in case of an ultrashort proximal femur

Ralf Dieckmann, Marcel-Philipp Henrichs, Georg Gosheger, Steffen Höll, Jendrik Hardes, Arne Streitbürger

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Fractures are increased and bisphosphonate use decreased in individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes: a 10 year cohort study

Lisa-Ann Fraser, Alexandra Papaioannou, Jonathan D Adachi, Jinhui Ma, Lehana Thabane

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An expert-based job exposure matrix for large scale epidemiologic studies of primary hip and knee osteoarthritis: The Lower Body JEM

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Daniel M Espino, Duncan ET Shepherd, David WL Hukins

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Association between low-frequency ultrasound and hip fractures - comparison with DXA-based BMD

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Participation in physical activity in patients 1–4 years post total joint replacement in the Dominican Republic

Scott A Elman, Yan Dong, Derek S Stenquist, Roya Ghazinouri, Luis Alcantara, Jamie E Collins, Carolyn Beagan, Thomas S Thornhill, Jeffrey N Katz

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Clinical characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing cervical spine surgery: an analysis of National Database of Rheumatic Diseases in Japan

Shurei Sugita, Hirotaka Chikuda, Yuho Kadono, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Katsushi Takeshita, Jinju Nishino, Shigeto Tohma, Sakae Tanaka

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Improved lag screw positioning in the treatment of proximal femur fractures using a novel computer assisted surgery method: a cadaveric study

Matthias Regling, Arno Blau, Robert A Probe, James W Maxey, Brian D Solberg

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Perceptions of health professionals towards the management of back pain in the context of work: a qualitative study

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Measurement properties of the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index in Dutch patients with shoulder instability

Just A van der Linde, W Jaap Willems, Derk A van Kampen, Loes W A H van Beers, Derek FP van Deurzen, Caroline B Terwee

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An administrative data validation study of the accuracy of algorithms for identifying rheumatoid arthritis: the influence of the reference standard on algorithm performance

Jessica Widdifield, Claire Bombardier, Sasha Bernatsky, J Michael Paterson, Diane Green, Jacqueline Young, Noah Ivers, Debra A Butt, R Liisa Jaakkimainen, J Carter Thorne, Karen Tu

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Can magnetic resonance imaging findings predict the degree of knee joint laxity in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?

Moon Jong Chang, Chong Bum Chang, Ja-Young Choi, Min Soo Je, Tae Kyun Kim

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Risk factors for knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis, a population based, prospective cohort study of 315,495 individuals

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The Patella Pro study — effect of a knee brace on patellofemoral pain syndrome: design of a randomized clinical trial (DRKS-ID:DRKS00003291)

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Prevalence and long-term predictors of persistent chronic widespread pain in the general population in an 11-year prospective study: the HUNT study

Ingunn Mundal, Rolf W Gråwe, Johan H Bjørngaard, Olav M Linaker, Egil A Fors

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Stéphane Cherix, Yann Bildé, Fabio Becce, Igor Letovanec, Hannes A Rüdiger

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Comparing lumbo-pelvic kinematics in people with and without back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Robert A Laird, Jayce Gilbert, Peter Kent, Jennifer L Keating

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Early weight-bearing after periacetabular osteotomy leads to a high incidence of postoperative pelvic fractures

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Comparison of theoretical fixation stability of three devices employed in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a finite element analysis

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Catherine J Minns Lowe, Jane Moser, Karen Barker

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Two-year clinical outcomes of a multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing two interspinous spacers for treatment of moderate lumbar spinal stenosis

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Hyaluronic acid enhances the effect of the PAMPS/PDMAAm double-network hydrogel on chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5 cells

Nobuto Kitamura, Takayuki Kurokawa, Takaaki Fukui, Jian P Gong, Kazunori Yasuda

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Pathological fracture of the femur in Alagille syndrome that was treated with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation and an Ilizarov ring fixator: a case report

Koji Nozaka, Yoichi Shimada, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Shin Yamada, Yuji Kasukawa, Atsuko Noguchi

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Reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in chronic multi-site musculoskeletal pain: partly masked by depressive and anxiety disorders

Ellen Generaal, Nicole Vogelzangs, Gary J Macfarlane, Rinie Geenen, Johannes H Smit, Brenda WJH Penninx, Joost Dekker

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Jonathan J Noble, Geoffrey D Charles-Edwards, Stephen F Keevil, Andrew P Lewis, Martin Gough, Adam P Shortland

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The effect of triclosan coated sutures on rate of Surgical Site Infection after hip and knee replacement: a protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial

Andrew P Sprowson, Cyrus D Jensen, Nick Parsons, Paul Partington, Kevin Emmerson, Ian Carluke, Seif Asaad, Roland Pratt, Scott Muller, Mike R Reed

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Dose-dependent regulation of cell proliferation and collagen degradation by estradiol on ligamentum flavum

Mei-Hsiu Chen, Chao-Kai Hu, Pei-Ru Chen, Yu-Shan Chen, Jui-Sheng Sun, Ming-Hong Chen

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Influence of glucocorticoids on the osteogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

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Activity levels and participation in physical activities by Korean patients following total knee arthroplasty

Moon Jong Chang, Sung Hee Kim, Yeon Gwi Kang, Chong Bum Chang, Tae Kyun Kim

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High-resolution ultrasound of rotator cuff and biceps reflection pulley in non-elite junior tennis players: anatomical study

Alberto Tagliafico, Angela Cadoni, Bianca Bignotti, Carlo Martinoli

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Reproducibility of a peripheral quantitative computed tomography scan protocol to measure the material properties of the second metatarsal

Elodie Chaplais, David Greene, Anita Hood, Scott Telfer, Verona du Toit, Davinder Singh-Grewal, Joshua Burns, Keith Rome, Daniel J Schiferl, Gordon J Hendry

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The functional consequences of Generalized Joint Hypermobility: a cross-sectional study

Mark C Scheper, Janneke E de Vries, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Frans Nollet, Raoul hh Engelbert

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Comparisons of three anterior cervical surgeries in treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy

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Correlation of lateral stenosis in MRI with symptoms, walking capacity and EMG findings in patients with surgically confirmed lateral lumbar spinal canal stenosis

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Quality of life after volar locked plating: a 10-year follow-up study of patients with intra-articular distal radius fractures

Paul Ruckenstuhl, Gerwin A Bernhardt, Patrick Sadoghi, Mathias Glehr, Lukas A Holzer, Andreas Leithner, Matthias Wolf, Gerald Gruber

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Rationale, design and methods of the Study of Work and Pain (SWAP): a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the addition of a vocational advice service to best current primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain (ISRCTN 52269669)

Annette Bishop, Gwenllian Wynne-Jones, Sarah A Lawton, Danielle van der Windt, Chris Main, Gail Sowden, A Kim Burton, Martyn Lewis, Sue Jowett, Tom Sanders, Elaine M Hay, Nadine E Foster

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Motion patterns in activities of daily living: 3- year longitudinal follow-up after total shoulder arthroplasty using an optical 3D motion analysis system

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Clinical and radiological dissociation of anti-TNF plus methotrexate treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis in routine care: Results from the ABRAB study

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Local anaesthetic infiltration for peri-operative pain control in total hip and knee replacement: systematic review and meta-analyses of short- and long-term effectiveness

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A systematic review of studies using pedometers as an intervention for musculoskeletal diseases

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Inhibition of adjuvant-induced arthritis by nasal administration of novel synthetic peptides from heat shock protein 65

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Low back pain beliefs are associated to age, location of work, education and pain-related disability in Chinese healthcare professionals working in China: a cross sectional survey

B-K Tan, Anne J Smith, Peter B O’Sullivan, Gang Chen, Angus F Burnett, Andrew M Briggs

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Presence of the full-length KIR2DS4 gene reduces the chance of rheumatoid arthritis patients to respond to methotrexate treatment

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Vitamin D status in non-supplemented postmenopausal Taiwanese women with osteoporosis and fragility fracture

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Identification of initial severity determinants to predict arthritis after chikungunya infection in a cohort of French gendarmes

Hafiz Muhammad Yaseen, Fabrice Simon, Xavier Deparis, Catherine Marimoutou

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Rheumatologists lack confidence in their knowledge of cannabinoids pertaining to the management of rheumatic complaints

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A prospective study of the association of patient expectations with changes in health-related quality of life outcomes, following total joint replacement

Marta Gonzalez Saenz de Tejada, Antonio Escobar, Amaia Bilbao, Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira, Lidia García-Perez, Felipe Aizpuru, Cristina Sarasqueta

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A multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: the BEEP trial protocol (ISRCTN: 93634563)

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In vivo transport of Gd-DTPA2- into human meniscus and cartilage assessed with delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC)

Ulf Sigurdsson, Carl Siversson, Eveliina Lammentausta, Jonas Svensson, Carl-Johan Tiderius, Leif E Dahlberg

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Intervention randomized controlled trials involving wrist and shoulder arthroscopy: a systematic review

Kamelia Tadjerbashi, Roberto S Rosales, Isam Atroshi

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A novel device for resistance-free biomechanical testing of the metaphysis of long bones

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Development of a rapid knee cartilage damage quantification method using magnetic resonance images

Ming Zhang, Jeffrey B Driban, Lori Lyn Price, Daniel Harper, Grace H Lo, Eric Miller, Robert J Ward, Timothy E McAlindon

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Metal debris concentrations in soft tissues adjacent to loosened femoral stems is higher in uncemented than cemented implants

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The effectiveness of combined bracing and exercise in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on SRS and SOSORT criteria: a prospective study

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Association between obesity and magnetic resonance imaging defined patellar tendinopathy in community-based adults: a cross-sectional study

Jessica Fairley, Jason Toppi, Flavia M Cicuttini, Anita E Wluka, Graham G Giles, Jill Cook, Richard O’Sullivan, Yuanyuan Wang

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Low-field magnetic resonance imaging or combined ultrasonography and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody improve correct classification of individuals as established rheumatoid arthritis: results of a population-based, cross-sectional study

Jens K Pedersen, Tove Lorenzen, Bo Ejbjerg, Marcin Szkudlarek, Anne Voss, Mikkel Østergaard, Anders J Svendsen, Lis S Andersen, Kim Hørslev-Petersen

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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a blended exercise intervention for patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

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Internet-mediated physiotherapy and pain coping skills training for people with persistent knee pain (IMPACT – knee pain): a randomised controlled trial protocol

Fiona Dobson, Rana S Hinman, Simon French, Christine Rini, Francis Keefe, Rachel Nelligan, J Haxby Abbott, Christina Bryant, Margaret P Staples, Andrew Dalwood, Kim L Bennell

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Reliability and validity of the Finnish version of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form, patient self-report section

Kirsi Piitulainen, Juha Paloneva, Jari Ylinen, Hannu Kautiainen, Arja Häkkinen

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Diagnostic value of the lumbar extension-loading test in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a cross-sectional study

Naoto Takahashi, Shin-ichi Kikuchi, Shoji Yabuki, Koji Otani, Shin-ichi Konno

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The shift of segmental contribution ratio in patients with herniated disc during cervical lateral bending

Haw-Chang H Lan, Han-Yu Chen, Li-Chieh Kuo, Jia-Yuan You, Wei-Chun Li, Shyi-Kuen Wu

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Cannabinoid receptor 2 as a potential therapeutic target in rheumatoid arthritis

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Evaluation of the measurement properties of the Manchester foot pain and disability index

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Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability and validity of the Dutch Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE-D)

Mathijs van Ark, Johannes Zwerver, Ronald L Diercks, Inge van den Akker-Scheek

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Identification of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study

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Prevalence of low back pain by anatomic location and intensity in an occupational population

Matthew S Thiese, Kurt T Hegmann, Eric M Wood, Arun Garg, J Steven Moore, Jay Kapellusch, James Foster, Ulrike Ott

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Osteopathic manipulative treatment for nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Helge Franke, Jan-David Franke, Gary Fryer

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Generalized bone loss in early rheumatoid arthritis patients followed for ten years in the biologic treatment era

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Prediction of trapezius muscle activity and shoulder, head, neck, and torso postures during computer use: results of a field study

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Jose Gallart, David González, Jose Valero, Javier Deus, Pedro Serrano, Manuel Lahoz

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Effect of glenohumeral forward flexion on upper limb myoelectric activity during simulated mills manipulation; relations to peripheral nerve biomechanics

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Evaluation of efficacy of a new hybrid fusion device: a randomized, two-centre controlled trial

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Time trends in single versus concomitant neck and back pain in finnish adolescents: results from national cross-sectional surveys from 1991 to 2011

Minna Kristiina Ståhl, Ashraf Abdel Salam El-Metwally, Arja Hannele Rimpelä

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Predictors of functional deterioration in Chinese patients with Psoriatic arthritis: a longitudinal study

Ying-Ying Leung, Kwok-Wah Ho, Edmund K Li, Martin Li, Lai-Wa Kwok, Priscilla C Wong, Tena K Li, Tracy Y Zhu, Emily W Kun, Lai-Shan Tam

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The perplexity of prescribing and switching of biologic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis: a UK regional audit of practice

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Characterization of GLPG0492, a selective androgen receptor modulator, in a mouse model of hindlimb immobilization

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Radiological features do not predict failure of two-stage arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection: a retrospective case–control study

Susanna Dunachie, James Teh, Vivian Ejindu, Philip Bejon, Hemant Pandit, Ivor Byren

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Fluoroscopic views for safe insertion of lag screws into the posterior column of the acetabulum

Wei Chen, Zekun Zhang, Yang Lu, Jia Li, Yingze Zhang, Yong Shen

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Rui Yu Liu, Chuan Yi Bai, Qi Chun Song, Xiao Qian Dang, Yao Jun Wu, Kun Zheng Wang

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A stress fracture of the base of the acromion: a case report

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Criterion validation of two submaximal aerobic fitness tests, the self-monitoring Fox-walk test and the Åstrand cycle test in people with rheumatoid arthritis

Birgitta Nordgren, Cecilia Fridén, Eva Jansson, Ted Österlund, Wilhelmus Johannes Grooten, Christina H Opava, Anette Rickenlund

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Type X collagen levels are elevated in serum from human osteoarthritis patients and associated with biomarkers of cartilage degradation and inflammation

Yi He, Anne Sofie Siebuhr, Niels Ulrik Brandt-Hansen, Jianxia Wang, Di Su, Qinlong Zheng, Ole Simonsen, Kristian Kjær Petersen, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Thomas Eskehave, Hans Christian Hoeck, Morten Asser Karsdal, Anne C Bay-Jensen

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Variations in the TNFα gene and their interactions with the IL4R and IL10 genes in relation to hand osteoarthritis

Satu Hämäläinen, Svetlana Solovieva, Tapio Vehmas, Päivi Leino-Arjas, Ari Hirvonen

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Lateral insertion is a good prognostic factor after in situ fixation in slipped capital femoral epiphysis

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Intermittent whole-body vibration attenuates a reduction in the number of the capillaries in unloaded rat skeletal muscle

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Modification of elastic stable intramedullary nailing with a 3rd nail in a femoral spiral fracture model – results of biomechanical testing and a prospective clinical study

Martin M Kaiser, Christine Stratmann, Gregor Zachert, Maaike Schulze-Hessing, Nina Gros, Rebecca Eggert, Marion Rapp

Open Access Research article

Assessment of the normal and pathological alignment of the elbow in children using the trochleocapitellar index

Lauren Gorelick, Dror Robinson, Norman Loberant, Ayala Rozano-Gorelick, Mustafa Yassin, Avraham Garti, Edward Ram

Open Access Study protocol

The implementation effectiveness of the ‘Strengthen your ankle’ smartphone application for the prevention of ankle sprains: design of a randomized controlled trial

Miriam Van Reijen, Ingrid I Vriend, Victor Zuidema, Willem van Mechelen, Evert A Verhagen

Open Access Research article

Comparative analysis of sodium coupled vitamin C transporter 2 in human osteoarthritis grade 1 and grade 3 tissues

Alan R Blackburn II, Mark W Hamrick, Norman Chutkan, Rajnikumar Sangani, Jennifer L Waller, Raymond Corpe, Puttur D Prasad, Carlos M Isales, Vadivel Ganapathy, Sadanand Fulzele

Open Access Research article

Are depression, anxiety and poor mental health risk factors for knee pain? A systematic review

Pyae P Phyomaung, Julia Dubowitz, Flavia M Cicuttini, Sanduni Fernando, Anita E Wluka, Paul Raaijmaakers, Yuanyuan Wang, Donna M Urquhart

Open Access Research article

Kyphosis and paraspinal muscle composition in older men: a cross-sectional study for the osteoporotic fractures in men (MrOS) research group

Wendy B Katzman, Dana Miller-Martinez, Lynn M Marshall, Nancy E Lane, Deborah M Kado

Open Access Study protocol

The TRACTISS Protocol: a randomised double blind placebo controlled clinical TRial of Anti-B-Cell Therapy In patients with primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

Sarah Brown, Nuria Navarro Coy, Costantino Pitzalis, Paul Emery, Sue Pavitt, Janine Gray, Claire Hulme, Frances Hall, Robert Busch, Pete Smith, Luke Dawson, Michele Bombardieri, Ng Wan-fai, Colin Pease, Elizabeth Price, Nurhan Sutcliffe, Clodagh Woods, Sharon Ruddock, Colin Everett, Catherine Reynolds, Emma Skinner, Ana Poveda-Gallego, John Rout, Iain Macleod, Saaeha Rauz, Simon Bowman

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol: non-displaced distal radial fractures in adult patients: three weeks vs. five weeks of cast immobilization: a randomized trial

Abdelali Bentohami, Niels de Korte, Nico Sosef, Johan Carel Goslings, Taco Bijlsma, Niels Schep

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and influencing factors of chronic back pain among staff at special schools with multiple and severely handicapped children in Germany: results of a cross-sectional study

Matthias Claus, Renate Kimbel, Daniel Spahn, Sarah Dudenhöffer, Dirk-Matthias Rose, Stephan Letzel

Open Access Research article

Development and validation of a health belief model based instrument for measuring factors influencing exercise behaviors to prevent osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women (HOPE)

Atoosa Soleymanian, Shamsaddin Niknami, Ebrahim Hajizadeh, Davoud Shojaeizadeh, Ali Montazeri

Open Access Research article

Efficacy of zoledronic acid for chronic low back pain associated with Modic changes in magnetic resonance imaging

Katri Koivisto, Eero Kyllönen, Marianne Haapea, Jaakko Niinimäki, Kaj Sundqvist, Timo Pehkonen, Seppo Seitsalo, Osmo Tervonen, Jaro Karppinen

Open Access Study protocol

Stainless steel versus titanium volar multi-axial locking plates for fixation of distal radius fractures: a randomised clinical trial

Gregory B Couzens, Susan E Peters, Kenneth Cutbush, Benjamin Hope, Fraser Taylor, Christopher D James, Carly R Rankin, Mark Ross

Open Access Research article

Serum prolidase activity in benign joint hypermobility syndrome

Serda Em, Demet Ucar, Pelin Oktayoglu, Mehtap Bozkurt, Mehmet Caglayan, Ismail Yıldız, Osman Evliyaoglu, Kemal Nas

Open Access Research article

The efficacy of duloxetine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and opioids in osteoarthritis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Julie Myers, Ronald C Wielage, Baoguang Han, Karen Price, James Gahn, Marie-Ange Paget, Michael Happich

Open Access Research article

Adverse events after manual therapy among patients seeking care for neck and/or back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Kari Paanalahti, Lena W Holm, Margareta Nordin, Martin Asker, Jessica Lyander, Eva Skillgate

Open Access Study protocol

Exercise programme with telephone follow-up for people with hand osteoarthritis – protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Nina Østerås, Kåre Birger Hagen, Margreth Grotle, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Petter Mowinckel, Eline Aas, Ingvild Kjeken

Open Access Research article

Comparison of orthopaedic manifestations of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia caused by MATN3 versus COMP mutations: a case control study

Sang Gyo Seo, Hae-Ryong Song, Hyun Woo Kim, Won Joon Yoo, Jong Sup Shim, Chin Youb Chung, Moon Seok Park, Chang-Wug Oh, Changhoon Jeong, Kwang Soon Song, Ok-Hwa Kim, Sung Sup Park, In Ho Choi, Tae-Joon Cho

Open Access Research article

Changes in prevalence of calcaneal spurs in men & women: a random population from a trauma clinic

Hechmi Toumi, Ryan Davies, Marija Mazor, Raphael Coursier, Thomas M Best, Rachid Jennane, Eric Lespessailles

Open Access Research article

Biomechanical and functional indicators in male semiprofessional soccer players with increased hip alpha angles vs. amateur soccer players

Matthias Lahner, Christoph von Schulze Pellengahr, Philipp Alexander Walter, Carsten Lukas, Andreas Falarzik, Kiriakos Daniilidis, Lars Victor von Engelhardt, Christoph Abraham, Ewald M Hennig, Marco Hagen

Open Access Research article

Impact of patient-accessible electronic medical records in rheumatology: use, satisfaction and effects on empowerment among patients

Rosalie van der Vaart, Constance HC Drossaert, Erik Taal, K Wiepke Drossaers-Bakker, Harald E Vonkeman, Mart AFJ van de Laar

Open Access Research article

Minimally invasive endoscopic treatment for lumbar infectious spondylitis: a retrospective study in a tertiary referral center

Shih-Chieh Yang, Tsai-Sheng Fu, Hung-Shu Chen, Yu-Hsien Kao, Shang-Won Yu, Yuan-Kun Tu

Open Access Research article

Mechanical testing of a device for subcutaneous internal anterior pelvic ring fixation versus external pelvic ring fixation

Georg Osterhoff, Simon Tiziani, Stephen J Ferguson, Gregor Spreiter, Max J Scheyerer, Gian-Leza Spinas, Guido A Wanner, Hans-Peter Simmen, Clément ML Werner

Open Access Research article

Development and validation of a Spanish translation of the Yale activity questionnaire

Jeffrey N Katz, Maria T Perez, Nina N Niu, Yan Dong, Sarah A Brownlee, Scott A Elman, Derek S Stenquist, Adianez Santiago, Edward S Sanchez, Jamie E Collins

Open Access Research article

Effects of strengthening, stretching and functional training on foot function in patients with diabetic neuropathy: results of a randomized controlled trial

Cristina D Sartor, Renata H Hasue, Lícia P Cacciari, Marco K Butugan, Ricky Watari, Anice C Pássaro, Claudia Giacomozzi, Isabel CN Sacco

Open Access Research article

Unexpected angular or rotational deformity after corrective osteotomy

Seung Yeol Lee, Jiwon Jeong, Kyungho Lee, Chin Youb Chung, Kyoung Min Lee, Soon-Sun Kwon, Young Choi, Tae Gyun Kim, Jeong Ik Lee, Jehee Lee, Moon Seok Park

Open Access Research article

Synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (Snap-25) gene Polymorphism frequency in fibromyalgia syndrome and relationship with clinical symptoms

Ayse Balkarli, Cem Sengül, Emre Tepeli, Huseyin Balkarli, Veli Cobankara

Open Access Research article

Contributions of biarticular myogenic components to the limitation of the range of motion after immobilization of rat knee joint

Momoko Nagai, Tomoki Aoyama, Akira Ito, Hirotaka Iijima, Shoki Yamaguchi, Junichi Tajino, Xiangkai Zhang, Haruhiko Akiyama, Hiroshi Kuroki

Open Access Study protocol

Effect of intermittent aerobic exercise on sleep quality and sleep disturbances in patients with rheumatoid arthritis – design of a randomized controlled trial

Katrine Løppenthin, Bente Appel Esbensen, Poul Jennum, Mikkel Østergaard, Jesper Frank Christensen, Tanja Thomsen, Julie Schjerbech Bech, Julie Midtgaard

Open Access Study protocol

Treatment of reducible unstable fractures of the distal radius: randomized clinical study comparing the locked volar plate and external fixator methods: study protocol

Jorge Raduan Neto, Vinicius Ynoe de Moraes, João B Gomes dos Santos, Flávio Faloppa, João Carlos Belloti

Open Access Research article

Self-perceived weather sensitivity and joint pain in older people with osteoarthritis in six European countries: results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA)

Erik J Timmermans, Suzan van der Pas, Laura A Schaap, Mercedes Sánchez-Martínez, Sabina Zambon, Richard Peter, Nancy L Pedersen, Elaine M Dennison, Michael Denkinger, Maria Victoria Castell, Paola Siviero, Florian Herbolsheimer, Mark H Edwards, Ángel Otero, Dorly JH Deeg

Open Access Study protocol

Ankle Injury Management (AIM): design of a pragmatic multi-centre equivalence randomised controlled trial comparing Close Contact Casting (CCC) to Open surgical Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of unstable ankle fractures in patients over 60 years

Keith Willett, David J Keene, Lesley Morgan, Bridget Gray, Robert Handley, Tim Chesser, Ian Pallister, Elizabeth Tutton, Christopher Knox, Ranjit Lall, Andrew Briggs, Sarah E Lamb

Open Access Study protocol

Subacromial impingement syndrome and pain: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of exercise and corticosteroid injection (the SUPPORT trial)

Edward Roddy, Irena Zwierska, Elaine M Hay, Sue Jowett, Martyn Lewis, Kay Stevenson, Danielle van der Windt, Nadine E Foster

Open Access Technical advance

Significantly reduced radiation dose to operators during percutaneous vertebroplasty using a new cement delivery device

Guang-Quan Zhang, Yan-Zheng Gao, Shu-Lian Chen, Shuai Ding, Kun Gao

Open Access Research article

Variation in percentage weight bearing with changes in standing posture during water immersion: implication for clinical practice

Babatunde OA Adegoke, Ajediran I Bello, Ademola O Abass

Open Access Research article

Elevated VEGF levels contribute to the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis

Quan Yuan, Li Sun, Jian-Jun Li, Chun-Hou An

Open Access Study protocol

The 'Switch’ study protocol: a randomised-controlled trial of switching to an alternative tumour-necrosis factor (TNF)-inhibitor drug or abatacept or rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have failed an initial TNF-inhibitor drug

Nuria C Navarro Coy, Sarah Brown, Ailsa Bosworth, Claire T Davies, Paul Emery, Colin C Everett, Catherine Fernandez, Janine C Gray, Suzanne Hartley, Claire Hulme, Anne-Maree Keenan, Christopher McCabe, Anthony Redmond, Catherine Reynolds, David Scott, Linda D Sharples, Sue Pavitt, Maya H Buch

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: multidimensional associative factors for improvement in pain, function, and working capacity after rehabilitation of whiplash associated disorder: a prognostic, prospective outcome study

Felix Angst, Andreas R Gantenbein, Susanne Lehmann, Françoise Gysi-Klaus, André Aeschlimann, Beat A Michel, Frank Hegemann

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Time Course of 25(OH)D3 vitamin D3 as well as PTH (parathyroid hormone) during fracture healing of patients with normal and low bone mineral denisty (BMD)

Christoph Wölfl, Sarah Englert, Arash Alvendi Moghaddam, Gerald Zimmermann, Heinrich Schmidt-Gayk, Bernd Höner, Aidan Hogan, Marcus Lehnhardt, Paul Alfred Grützner, Leila Kolios

Open Access Research article

Reliability of movement control tests on the cervical spine

Maja Patroncini, Susanne Hannig, André Meichtry, Hannu Luomajoki

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