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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Ausgabe 1/2016

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Open Access Research article

Effect of three remplissage techniques on tendon coverage and shoulder kinematics: a navigated robotic biomechanical study

Chung Hui James Tan, Tim Saier, Constantin von Deimling, Frank Martetschläger, Philipp Minzlaff, Matthias J. Feucht, Horazio Martinez, Sepp Braun, Andreas B. Imhoff, Rainer Burgkart

Open Access Research article

Tubulointerstitial nephritis in primary Sjögren syndrome: clinical manifestations and response to treatment

Rhys D. R. Evans, Christopher M. Laing, Coziana Ciurtin, Stephen B. Walsh

Open Access Research article

The fusion rate of demineralized bone matrix compared with autogenous iliac bone graft for long multi-segment posterolateral spinal fusion

Tsai-Sheng Fu, I-Chun Wang, Meng-Ling Lu, Ming-Kai Hsieh, Lih-Huei Chen, Wen-Jer Chen

Open Access Research article

Natural history and clinical significance of meniscal tears over 8 years in a midlife cohort

Hussain Ijaz Khan, Dawn Aitken, Changhai Ding, Leigh Blizzard, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Flavia Cicuttini, Graeme Jones

Open Access Study protocol

Effects of rehabilitation approaches for runners with patellofemoral pain: protocol of a randomised clinical trial addressing specific underlying mechanisms

Jean-Francois Esculier, Laurent J. Bouyer, Blaise Dubois, Pierre Frémont, Lynne Moore, Jean-Sébastien Roy

Open Access Case report

Basilar impression presenting as intermittent mechanical neck pain: a rare case report

Firas Mourad, Giuseppe Giovannico, Filippo Maselli, Francesca Bonetti, César Fernández de las Peñas, James Dunning

Open Access Research article

A new adjustable parallel drill guide for internal fixation of femoral neck fracture: a developmental and experimental study

Varah Yuenyongviwat, Pakjai Tuntarattanapong, Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich

Open Access Research article

Analysis of the correlative factors in the selection of interbody fusion cage height in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Hongli Wang, Wenjie Chen, Jianyuan Jiang, Feizhou Lu, Xiaosheng Ma, Xinlei Xia

Open Access Research article

Socioeconomic factors and self-reported health outcomes in African Americans with rheumatoid arthritis from the Southeastern United States: the contribution of childhood socioeconomic status

Antoine R. Baldassari, Rebecca J. Cleveland, My-Linh N. Luong, Beth L. Jonas, Doyt L. Conn, Larry W. Moreland, S. Louis Bridges Jr, Leigh F. Callahan

Open Access Research article

Cervical arthroplasty with ROTAIO® cervical disc prosthesis: first clinical and radiographic outcome analysis in a multicenter prospective trial

J. Obernauer, J. Landscheidt, S. Hartmann, G. A. Schubert, C. Thomé, C. Lumenta

Open Access Research article

Risk factors of adjacent vertebral collapse after percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture in postmenopausal women

Kenji Takahara, Mikio Kamimura, Hideki Moriya, Ryohei Ashizawa, Tsuyoshi Koike, Yohei Hidai, Shota Ikegami, Yukio Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kato

Open Access Research article

Analysis of trabecular bone microstructure in osteoporotic femoral heads in human patients: in vivo study using multidetector row computed tomography

Mitsuru Munemoto, Akira Kido, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Kazuya Inoue, Kazuyuki Yokoi, Yasushi Shinohara, Yasuhito Tanaka

Open Access Research article

Incidence and prevalence of total joint replacements due to osteoarthritis in the elderly: risk factors and factors associated with late life prevalence in the AGES-Reykjavik Study

Helgi Jonsson, Sigurbjorg Olafsdottir, Solveig Sigurdardottir, Thor Aspelund, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Tamara B. Harris, Lenore Launer, Vilmundur Gudnason

Open Access Research article

Incidence and prevalence of lower extremity tendinopathy in a Dutch general practice population: a cross sectional study

Iris Sophie Albers, Johannes Zwerver, Ronald Leo Diercks, Janny Hendrika Dekker, Inge Van den Akker-Scheek

Open Access Research article

Simulated increased soft tissue thickness artefactually decreases trabecular bone score: a phantom study

Sasithorn Amnuaywattakorn, Chanika Sritara, Chirawat Utamakul, Wichana Chamroonrat, Arpakorn Kositwattanarerk, Kanungnij Thamnirat, Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul

Open Access Research article

Involvement of the multidisciplinary team and outcomes in inpatient rehabilitation among patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease

Till Uhlig, Olav Bjørneboe, Frode Krøll, Øyvind Palm, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Margreth Grotle

Open Access Research article

Computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty using mini midvastus or medial parapatellar approach technique

Peter Feczko, Lutz Engelmann, Jacobus J. Arts, David Campbell

Open Access Research article

Molecular changes indicative of cartilage degeneration and osteoarthritis development in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury

Ioanna Papathanasiou, Sotirios Michalitsis, Michael E. Hantes, Marianna Vlychou, Lydia Anastasopoulou, Konstantinos N. Malizos, Aspasia Tsezou

Open Access Research article

Foot and ankle characteristics associated with falls in adults with established rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Angela Brenton-Rule, Nicola Dalbeth, Hylton B. Menz, Sandra Bassett, Keith Rome

Open Access Research article

The effects of an 8-week stabilization exercise program on lumbar movement sense in patients with low back pain

Jean-Alexandre Boucher, Richard Preuss, Sharon M. Henry, Jean-Pierre Dumas, Christian Larivière

Open Access Research article

Whiplash(-like) injury diagnoses and co-morbidities – both before and after the injury: A national registry-based study

Tom Bendix, Jakob Kjellberg, Rikke Ibsen, Poul Jørgen Jennum

Open Access Research article

Change in knee structure and change in tibiofemoral joint space width: a five year longitudinal population–based study

Joanna Hall, Laura L. Laslett, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, François Abram, Chang-Hai Ding, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Graeme Jones

Open Access Research article

Experimental study on treatment of acetabular anterior column fractures: applyment of a minimally invasive percutaneous lag screw guide apparatus

Li-hai Zhang, Li-cheng Zhang, Qing-hua Si, Yuan Gao, Xiu-yun Su, Zhe Zhao, Pei-fu Tang

Open Access Research article

Unplanned revision spinal surgery within a week: a retrospective analysis of surgical causes

Tsung-Ting Tsai, Sheng-Hsun Lee, Chi-Chien Niu, Po-Liang Lai, Lih-Huei Chen, Wen-Jer Chen

Open Access Research article

Predictors of fibromyalgia: a population-based twin cohort study

Ritva A. Markkula, Eija A. Kalso, Jaakko A. Kaprio

Open Access Research article

Initial experience with 3D isotropic high-resolution 3 T MR arthrography of the wrist

John K. Sutherland, Taiki Nozaki, Yasuhito Kaneko, Hon J. Yu, Gregory Rafijah, David Hitt, Hiroshi Yoshioka

Open Access Study protocol

The STAP-study: The (cost) effectiveness of custom made orthotic insoles in the treatment for plantar fasciopathy in general practice and sports medicine: design of a randomized controlled trial

N. Rasenberg, L. Fuit, E. Poppe, A. J. A. Kruijsen-Terpstra, K. J. Gorter, M. S. Rathleff, P. L. J. van Veldhoven, P. J. Bindels, S. M. Bierma-Zeinstra, M. van Middelkoop

Open Access Research article

Low vitamin D and the risk of developing chronic widespread pain: results from the European male ageing study

Paul S. McCabe, Stephen R. Pye, John Mc Beth, David M. Lee, Abdelouahid Tajar, Gyorgy Bartfai, Steven Boonen, Roger Bouillon, Felipe Casanueva, Joseph D. Finn, Gianni Forti, Aleksander Giwercman, Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi, Krzysztof Kula, Neil Pendleton, Margus Punab, Dirk Vanderschueren, Frederick C. Wu, Terence W. O’Neill

Open Access Research article

DAS steered therapy in clinical practice; cross-sectional results from the METEOR database

Emilia Gvozdenović, Ron Wolterbeek, Désirée van der Heijde, Tom Huizinga, Cornelia Allaart, Robert Landewé

Open Access Research article

Growth and repair factors, osteoactivin, matrix metalloproteinase and heat shock protein 72, increase with resolution of inflammation in musculotendinous tissues in a rat model of repetitive grasping

Nagat Frara, Samir M. Abdelmagid, Michael Tytell, Mamta Amin, Steven N. Popoff, Fayez F. Safadi, Mary F. Barbe

Open Access Research article

Cross-sectional associations between occupational factors and musculoskeletal pain in women teachers, nurses and sonographers

Inger Arvidsson, Jenny Gremark Simonsen, Camilla Dahlqvist, Anna Axmon, Björn Karlson, Jonas Björk, Catarina Nordander

Open Access Study protocol

Integrating Mobile health and Physical Activity to reduce the burden of Chronic low back pain Trial (IMPACT): a pilot trial protocol

Anita B. Amorim, Evangelos Pappas, Milena Simic, Manuela L. Ferreira, Anne Tiedemann, Matthew Jennings, Paulo H. Ferreira

Open Access Research article

Cut-off values of latent infection in patients with rapid migration following bipolar hip hemiarthroplasty

Takao Setoguchi, Hirotaka Kawakami, Yasuhiro Ishidou, Hideki Kawamura, Junichiro Nishi, Takako Yoshioka, Hironori Kakoi, Satoshi Nagano, Masahiro Yokouchi, Akihide Tanimoto, Setsuro Komiya

Open Access Research article

The most relevant diagnostic criteria for developmental dysplasia of the hip: a study of British specialists

Daniel Williams, Evangelia Protopapa, Kuldeep Stohr, James B. Hunter, Andreas Roposch

Open Access Research article

Validation of the Mayo Hip Score: construct validity, reliability and responsiveness to change

Jasvinder A. Singh, Cathy Schleck, W. Scott Harmsen, David G. Lewallen

Open Access Research article

Wet, volatile, and dry biomarkers of exercise-induced muscle fatigue

Josef Finsterer, Vivian E. Drory

Open Access Research article

Femoral geometry, bone mineral density, and the risk of hip fracture in premenopausal women: a case control study

Dong-Hwa Lee, Kyong Yeun Jung, A Ram Hong, Jung Hee Kim, Kyoung Min Kim, Chan Soo Shin, Seong Yeon Kim, Sang Wan Kim

Open Access Research article

Changing clinical patterns in rheumatoid arthritis management over two decades: sequential observational studies

Aneela N Mian, Fowzia Ibrahim, Ian C Scott, Sardar Bahadur, Maria Filkova, Louise Pollard, Sophia Steer, Gabrielle H Kingsley, David L Scott, James Galloway

Open Access Research article

A systematic review of double-bundle versus single-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Yan-Song Qi, Hai-Jun Wang, Shao-Jie Wang, Zheng-Zheng Zhang, Ai-Bing Huang, Jia-Kuo Yu

Open Access Research article

The effect of the rotator interval on glenohumeral kinematics during abduction

Babak Haghpanah, Kempland C. Walley, Andreas Hingsammer, Ethan R. Harlow, Ramin Oftadeh, Ashkan Vaziri, Arun J. Ramappa, Joseph P. DeAngelis, Ara Nazarian

Open Access Research article

Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: a proof-of-principle study (TargET-Knee-Pain)

Laurence R. J. Wood, Milica Blagojevic-Bucknall, Siobhán Stynes, Deborah D’Cruz, Ricky Mullis, Rebecca Whittle, George Peat, Nadine E. Foster

Open Access Research article

Applications of the scoliosis width-to-length ratio for guiding selection of the surgical approaches of degenerative lumbar scoliosis

Chuan-jie Jiang, Yong-jun Yang, Ji-ping Zhou, Shu-qiang Yao, Kai Yang, Rui Wu, Yuan-chao Tan

Open Access Research article

Abductor pollicis longus tendon interposition for arthrosis of the first carpo-metacarpal joint. Long-term results

Line Lied, Kari Bjørnstad, Ann K. N. Woje, Vilhjalmur Finsen

Open Access Research article

Non-fusion procedure using PEEK rod systems for lumbar degenerative diseases: clinical experience with a 2-year follow-up

Weimin Huang, Zhengqi Chang, Ruoxian Song, Ke Zhou, Xiuchun Yu

Open Access Research article

Does cartilage volume measurement or radiographic osteoarthritis at baseline independently predict ten-year cartilage volume loss?

Andrew McBride, Hussain Ijaz Khan, Dawn Aitken, Louisa Chou, Changhai Ding, Leigh Blizzard, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Flavia Cicuttini, Graeme Jones

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluation of a self-management patient education program for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Gunda Musekamp, Christian Gerlich, Inge Ehlebracht-König, Hermann Faller, Andrea Reusch

Open Access Research article

Isometric hand grip strength measured by the Nintendo Wii Balance Board – a reliable new method

A. W. Blomkvist, S. Andersen, E. D. de Bruin, M. G. Jorgensen

Open Access Technical advance

The Wuerzburg procedure: the tensor fasciae latae perforator is a reliable anatomical landmark to clearly identify the Hueter interval when using the minimally-invasive direct anterior approach to the hip joint

Maximilian Rudert, Konstantin Horas, Maik Hoberg, Andre Steinert, Dominik Emanuel Holzapfel, Stefan Hübner, Boris Michael Holzapfel

Open Access Research article

Seasonal variations in fatigue in persons with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study

Caroline Feldthusen, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Helena Forsblad-d’Elia, Lennart Jacobsson, Kaisa Mannerkorpi

Open Access Study protocol

Two-year outcomes after arthroscopic surgery compared to physical therapy for femoracetabular impingement: A protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Nancy S. Mansell, Daniel I. Rhon, Bryant G. Marchant, John M. Slevin, John L. Meyer

Open Access Study protocol

A prospective, single-centre, randomised study evaluating the clinical, imaging and immunological depth of remission achieved by very early versus delayed Etanercept in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (VEDERA)

Raluca B. Dumitru, Sarah Horton, Richard Hodgson, Richard J. Wakefield, Elizabeth M. A. Hensor, Paul Emery, Maya H. Buch

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Smoking, Porphyromonas gingivalis and the immune response to citrullinated autoantigens before the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis in a Southern European nested case–control study

Benjamin A. Fisher, Alison J. Cartwright, Anne-Marie Quirke, Paola de Pablo, Dora Romaguera, Salvatore Panico, Amalia Mattiello, Diana Gavrila, Carmen Navarro, Carlotta Sacerdote, Paolo Vineis, Rosario Tumino, David F. Lappin, Danae Apatzidou, Shauna Culshaw, Jan Potempa, Dominique S. Michaud, Elio Riboli, Patrick J. Venables

Open Access Research article

Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multi-center randomized clinical trial

James R. Dunning, Raymond Butts, Firas Mourad, Ian Young, Cesar Fernandez-de-las Peñas, Marshall Hagins, Thomas Stanislawski, Jonathan Donley, Dustin Buck, Todd R. Hooks, Joshua A. Cleland

Open Access Research article

Effects of initial graft tension on clinical outcome after anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: comparison of two graft tension protocols

Eiji Kondo, Kazunori Yasuda, Nobuto Kitamura, Jun Onodera, Masashi Yokota, Tomonori Yagi, Norimasa Iwasaki

Open Access Research article

The efficacy of local continuous chemotherapy and postural drainage in combination with one-stage posterior surgery for the treatment of lumbar spinal tuberculosis

Yongchun Zhou, Zongrang Song, Jing Luo, Jijun Liu, Yunfei Huang, Yibin Meng, Wentao Wang, Dingjun Hao

Open Access Study protocol

Internal plate fixation versus plaster in displaced complete articular distal radius fractures, a randomised controlled trial

Marjolein A. M. Mulders, Monique M. J. Walenkamp, J. Carel Goslings, Niels W. L. Schep

Open Access Research article

The first metatarsophalangeal joint in gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sarah Stewart, Nicola Dalbeth, Alain C. Vandal, Keith Rome

Open Access Study protocol

A randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle behavioural intervention for patients with low back pain, who are overweight or obese: study protocol

Amanda Williams, John Wiggers, Kate M. O’Brien, Luke Wolfenden, Serene Yoong, Elizabeth Campbell, Emma Robson, James McAuley, Robin Haskins, Steven J. Kamper, Christopher M. Williams

Open Access Research article

Relation between phalangeal bone mineral density and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

Zhen-han Deng, Chao Zeng, Yu-sheng Li, Tuo Yang, Hui Li, Jie Wei, Guang-hua Lei

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of focal cartilage lesions of the knee using MRI T2 mapping and delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC)

Asbjørn Årøen, Helga Brøgger, Jan Harald Røtterud, Einar Andreas Sivertsen, Lars Engebretsen, May Arna Risberg

Open Access Research article

Increased ROM and high patient satisfaction after open arthrolysis: a follow-up-study of 43 patients with posttraumatic stiff elbows

Petter Morten Pettersen, Joakim Eriksson, Hallgeir Bratberg, Lars Eldar Myrseth, Lise Grete Bjørnstad, Marte Johansen, Torstein Husby

Open Access Research article

Clinical trial and in-vitro study comparing the efficacy of treating bony lesions with allografts versus synthetic or highly-processed xenogeneic bone grafts

Eva Johanna Kubosch, Anke Bernstein, Laura Wolf, Tobias Fretwurst, Katja Nelson, Hagen Schmal

Open Access Research article

Surgically modifiable factors measured by computer-navigation together with patient-specific factors predict knee society score after total knee arthroplasty

Frank Lampe, Franziska Fiedler, Carlos J. Marques, Anusch Sufi-Siavach, Georg Matziolis

Open Access Case report

Skeletal manifestations of Marfan syndrome associated to heterozygous R2726W FBN1 variant: sibling case report and literature review

Octavio D. Reyes-Hernández, Carmen Palacios-Reyes, Sonia Chávez-Ocaña, Enoc M. Cortés-Malagón, Patricia Garcia Alonso-Themann, Víctor Ramos-Cano, Julián Ramírez-Bello, Mónica Sierra-Martínez

Open Access Research article

Systematic data-querying of large pediatric biorepository identifies novel Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome variant

Akshatha Desai, John J. Connolly, Michael March, Cuiping Hou, Rosetta Chiavacci, Cecilia Kim, Gholson Lyon, Dexter Hadley, Hakon Hakonarson

Open Access Research article

The efficacy of topical tranexamic acid in total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Shubiao Chen, Kezhou Wu, Gengbin Kong, Weili Feng, Zhihua Deng, Hu Wang

Open Access Research article

Multisite musculoskeletal pain among young technical school students entering working life

Therese Nordberg Hanvold, Lars-Kristian Lunde, Markus Koch, Morten Wærsted, Kaj Bo Veiersted

Open Access Research article

Profiling microRNA expression during fracture healing

Takahiro Waki, Sang Yang Lee, Takahiro Niikura, Takashi Iwakura, Yoshihiro Dogaki, Etsuko Okumachi, Keisuke Oe, Ryosuke Kuroda, Masahiro Kurosaka

Open Access Research article

Hidden musculoskeletal involvement in inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter ultrasound study

João Rovisco, Cátia Duarte, Alberto Batticcioto, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Antonella Dragresshi, Francisco Portela, Marwin Gutierrez

Open Access Study protocol

Cooperative pain education and self-management (COPES): study design and protocol of a randomized non-inferiority trial of an interactive voice response-based self-management intervention for chronic low back pain

Alicia A. Heapy, Diana M. Higgins, Kathryn M. LaChappelle, Joseph Kirlin, Joseph L. Goulet, Rebecca A. Czlapinski, Eugenia Buta, John D. Piette, Sarah L. Krein, Caroline R. Richardson, Robert D. Kerns

Open Access Research article

Leisure time physical activity and the risk of hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a population based cohort study (The HUNT Study)

Marianne Bakke Johnsen, Alf Inge Hellevik, Valborg Baste, Ove Furnes, Arnulf Langhammer, Gunnar Flugsrud, Lars Nordsletten, John Anker Zwart, Kjersti Storheim

Open Access Research article

Tibial component rotation in total knee arthroplasty

Peter Z. Feczko, Bart G. Pijls, Michael J. van Steijn, Lodewijk W. van Rhijn, Jacobus J. Arts, Peter J. Emans

Open Access Study protocol

Effect of aqua-cycling on pain and physical functioning compared with usual care in patients with knee osteoarthritis: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Stefanie Rewald, Ilse Mesters, A. F. Lenssen, Pieter J. Emans, Wiel Wijnen, Rob A. de Bie

Open Access Research article

Aggrecan heterogeneity in articular cartilage from patients with osteoarthritis

John S. Mort, Yeqing Geng, William D. Fisher, Peter J. Roughley

Open Access Research article

Posterior dynamic stabilization in the lumbar spine – 24 months results of a prospective clinical and radiological study with an interspinous distraction device

Dorothea Daentzer, Christof Hurschler, Frank Seehaus, Christine Noll, Michael Schwarze

Open Access Research article

Dual-energy computed tomography has limited sensitivity for non-tophaceous gout: a comparison study with tophaceous gout

Alan N. Baer, Tracie Kurano, Uma J. Thakur, Gaurav K. Thawait, Matthew K. Fuld, Janet W. Maynard, Mara McAdams-DeMarco, Elliot K. Fishman, John A. Carrino

Open Access Research article

Modic changes in the lumbar spine and their association with body composition, fat distribution and intervertebral disc height – a 3.0 T-MRI study

Andrew J. Teichtahl, Donna M. Urquhart, Yuanyuan Wang, Anita E. Wluka, Richard O’Sullivan, Graeme Jones, Flavia M. Cicuttini

Open Access Research article

Validity and reliability of arm abduction angle measured on smartphone: a cross-sectional study

Antonio I. Cuesta-Vargas, Cristina Roldán-Jiménez

Open Access Research Article

A numerical study to determine the effect of ligament stiffness on kinematics of the lumbar spine during flexion

Michael Putzer, Stefan Auer, William Malpica, Franz Suess, Sebastian Dendorfer

Open Access Research article

Posterolateral ankle ligament injuries affect ankle stability: a finite element study

Zhao-Jin Zhu, Yuan Zhu, Jing-Feng Liu, Yong-Ping Wang, Gang Chen, Xiang-Yang Xu

Open Access Research article

How to diagnose plantaris tendon involvement in midportion Achilles tendinopathy - clinical and imaging findings

Lorenzo Masci, Christoph Spang, Hans T. M. van Schie, Håkan Alfredson

Open Access Research article

The frequency of and risk factors for osteoporosis in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Joo-Hyun Lee, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Chan-Bum Choi, Soo-Kyung Cho, So-Young Bang, Jung-Yoon Choe, Seung-Jae Hong, Jae-Bum Jun, Tae-Hwan Kim, Jisoo Lee, Hye-Soon Lee, Dae-Hyun Yoo, Bo Young Yoon, Sang-Cheol Bae

Open Access Research article

Effect of arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery in patients with preoperative restricted range of motion

Helen Razmjou, Patrick Henry, Giuseppe Costa, Tim Dwyer, Richard Holtby

Open Access Research article

The use of self-report questions to examine the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems: a test-retest study

Tiffany K. Gill, Graeme R. Tucker, Jodie C. Avery, E. Michael Shanahan, Hylton B. Menz, Anne W. Taylor, Robert J. Adams, Catherine L. Hill

Open Access Research article

Treatment of myofascial pain syndrome with lidocaine injection and physical therapy, alone or in combination: a single blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial

Luz Helena Lugo, Hector Ivan García, Heather L. Rogers, Jesús Alberto Plata

Open Access Reviewer Acknowledgement

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders reviewer acknowledgement, 2015

James Mockridge

Open Access Research article

Association between plasma concentrations of linoleic acid-derived oxylipins and the perceived pain scores in an exploratory study in women with chronic neck pain

Fredrik Hellström, Sandra Gouveia-Figueira, Malin L. Nording, Martin Björklund, Christopher J. Fowler

Open Access Research article

Associations between biopsychosocial factors and chronic upper limb pain among slaughterhouse workers: cross sectional study

Emil Sundstrup, Markus D. Jakobsen, Mikkel Brandt, Kenneth Jay, Per Aagaard, Lars L. Andersen

Open Access Research article

Five year results of the first ten ACL patients treated with dynamic intraligamentary stabilisation

Stefan Eggli, Christoph Röder, Gosia Perler, Philipp Henle

Open Access Research article

Back pain and health status in patients with clinically diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and other spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional population-based study

Ulf Lindström, Ann Bremander, Emma Haglund, Stefan Bergman, Ingemar F. Petersson, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson

Open Access Research article

Body composition in males with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case–control study with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Weijun Wang, Zhiwei Wang, Zezhang Zhu, Feng Zhu, Yong Qiu

Open Access Research article

Effects of thromboprophylaxis on mesenchymal stromal cells during osteogenic differentiation: an in-vitro study comparing enoxaparin with rivaroxaban

Hakan Pilge, Julia Fröbel, Silvia J. Mrotzek, Johannes C. Fischer, Peter M. Prodinger, Christoph Zilkens, Bernd Bittersohl, Rüdiger Krauspe

Open Access Research article

Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome, the extreme end of the RYR1 spectrum

Ariana Kariminejad, Siavash Ghaderi-Sohi, Hamid Hossein-Nejad Nedai, Vahid Varasteh, Ali-Reza Moslemi, Homa Tajsharghi

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of biologics monotherapy in a cohort of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in daily clinical practice

Erika Catay, Maximiliano Bravo, Javier Rosa, Enrique R. Soriano

Open Access Research article

Establishment of a preclinical ovine screening model for the investigation of bone tissue engineering strategies in cancellous and cortical bone defects

Anne-Marie Pobloth, Kenneth A. Johnson, Hanna Schell, Nicolai Kolarczik, Dag Wulsten, Georg N. Duda, Katharina Schmidt-Bleek

Open Access Research article

Economic analysis of two-stage septic revision after total hip arthroplasty: What are the relevant costs for the hospital’s orthopedic department?

R. Kasch, G. Assmann, S. Merk, T. Barz, M. Melloh, A. Hofer, H. Merk, S. Flessa

Open Access Study protocol

Does Goal Attainment Scaling improve satisfaction regarding performance of activities of younger knee arthroplasty patients? Study protocol of the randomized controlled ACTION trial

Suzanne Witjes, Alexander Hoorntje, P. Paul F. M. Kuijer, Koen L. M. Koenraadt, Leendert Blankevoort, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Rutger C. I. van Geenen

Open Access Research article

Effects of interventions on trajectories of health-related quality of life among older patients with hip fracture: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Ming-Yueh Tseng, Jersey Liang, Yea-Ing L Shyu, Chi-Chuan Wu, Huey-Shinn Cheng, Ching-Yen Chen, Shu-Fang Yang

Open Access Research article

Reliability and construct validity of the Spanish version of the 6-item CTS symptoms scale for outcomes assessment in carpal tunnel syndrome

Roberto S. Rosales, Yolanda Martin-Hidalgo, Luis Reboso-Morales, Isam Atroshi

Open Access Technical advance

Quadriceps autograft to treat Achilles Chronic tears: a simple surgical technique

Rafael Arriaza, Raquel Gayoso, Emilio López-Vidriero, Jesús Aizpurúa, Carlos Agrasar

Open Access Study protocol

Focal cartilage defects in the knee –a randomized controlled trial comparing autologous chondrocyte implantation with arthroscopic debridement

Per-Henrik Randsborg, Jan Brinchmann, Sverre Løken, Heidi Andreassen Hanvold, Tommy Frøseth Aae, Asbjørn Årøen

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Clinical trial and in-vitro study comparing the efficacy of treating bony lesions with allografts versus synthetic or highly-processed xenogeneic bone grafts

Eva Johanna Kubosch, Anke Bernstein, Laura Wolf, Tobias Fretwurst, Katja Nelson, Hagen Schmal

Open Access Research article

Elective implant removal in symptomatic patients after internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures improves clinical outcome

Yves P. Acklin, Christian Michelitsch, Christoph Sommer

Open Access Research article

Using self-drilling screws in volar plate osteosynthesis for distal radius fractures: a feasibility study

Alexaner Synek, Lars Borgmann, Hannes Traxler, Wolfgang Huf, Ekkehard Euler, Yan Chevalier, Sebastian F. Baumbach

Open Access Research article

Opioid use after total hip arthroplasty surgery is associated with revision surgery

Maria C. S. Inacio, Nicole L. Pratt, Elizabeth E. Roughead, Elizabeth W. Paxton, Stephen E. Graves

Open Access Research article

Shoulder proprioception – lessons we learned from idiopathic frozen shoulder

Jaroslaw Fabis, Remigiusz Rzepka, Anna Fabis, Jacek Zwierzchowski, Grzegorz Kubiak, Arkadiusz Stanula, Michal Polguj, Radek Maciej

Open Access Research article

EGR1 controls divergent cellular responses of distinctive nucleus pulposus cell types

Guus G. H. van den Akker, Don A. M. Surtel, Andy Cremers, Martijn F. G. A. Hoes, Marjolein M. Caron, Stephen M. Richardson, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, Lodewijk W. van Rhijn, Judith A. Hoyland, Tim J. M. Welting, Jan Willem Voncken

Open Access Research article

Biomechanical response of lumbar facet joints under follower preload: a finite element study

Cheng-Fei Du, Nan Yang, Jun-Chao Guo, Yun-Peng Huang, Chunqiu Zhang

Open Access Research article

Healing of rotator cuff tendons using botulinum toxin A and immobilization in a rat model

Mohit N. Gilotra, Michael J. Shorofsky, Jason A. Stein, Anand M. Murthi

Open Access Technical advance

A valid model for predicting responsible nerve roots in lumbar degenerative disease with diagnostic doubt

Xiaochuan Li, Xuedong Bai, Yaohong Wu, Dike Ruan

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Erratum to: The influence of long distance running on sonographic joint and tendon pathology: results from a prospective study with marathon runners

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Loredana Cavalli, Andrea Guazzini, Luisella Cianferotti, Simone Parri, Tiziana Cavalli, Alessia Metozzi, Francesca Giusti, Caterina Fossi, Dennis M. Black, Maria Luisa Brandi

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Finite element analysis of cementless femoral stems based on mid- and long-term radiological evaluation

Kanehiro Matsuyama, Yasuhiro Ishidou, Yong-Ming Guo, Hironori Kakoi, Takao Setoguchi, Satoshi Nagano, Ichiro Kawamura, Shingo Maeda, Setsuro Komiya

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Native femoral anteversion should not be used as reference in cementless total hip arthroplasty with a straight, tapered stem: a retrospective clinical study

Michael Worlicek, Markus Weber, Benjamin Craiovan, Michael Wörner, Florian Völlner, Hans R. Springorum, Joachim Grifka, Tobias Renkawitz

Open Access Research article

Sex and gender disparity in pathology, disability, referral pattern, and wait time for surgery in workers with shoulder injury

Helen Razmjou, Sandra Lincoln, Iona Macritchie, Robin R. Richards, Danielle Medeiros, Amr Elmaraghy

Open Access Research article

Surgical outcomes after instrumented lumbar surgery in patients of eighty years of age and older

Jen-Chung Liao, Ping-Yeh Chiu, Wen-Jer Chen, Lih-Hui Chen, Chi-Chien Niu

Open Access Research article

How consistent are lordosis, range of movement and lumbo-pelvic rhythm in people with and without back pain?

Robert A. Laird, Peter Kent, Jennifer L. Keating

Open Access Research article

Rheumatoid arthritis patients with fibromyalgic clinical features have significantly less synovitis as defined by power Doppler ultrasound

Aneela N. Mian, Khaldoun Chaabo, Julekha Wajed, Sujith Subesinghe, Nicola J. Gullick, Bruce Kirkham, Toby Garrood

Open Access Research article

Patient’s experience with subcutaneous and oral methotrexate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

J. R. Curtis, F. Xie, D. Mackey, N. Gerber, A. Bharat, T. Beukelman, K. G. Saag, L. Chen, B. Nowell, S. Ginsberg

Open Access Research article

Delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of meniscus (dGEMRIM) and cartilage (dGEMRIC) in healthy knees and in knees with different stages of meniscus pathology

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

Open Access Research article

Regenerate bone stimulation following limb lengthening: a meta-analysis

Julio J. Jauregui, Anthony V. Ventimiglia, Preston W. Grieco, David B. Frumberg, John E. Herzenberg

Open Access Research article

Is tailored treatment superior to non-tailored treatment for pain and disability in women with non-specific neck pain? A randomized controlled trial

Åsa Svedmark, Mats Djupsjöbacka, Charlotte Häger, Gwendolen Jull, Martin Björklund

Open Access Technical advance

Ultrasound-guided gastrocnemius recession: a new ultra–minimally invasive surgical technique

Manuel Villanueva, Álvaro Iborra, Guillermo Rodríguez, Pablo Sanz-Ruiz

Open Access Research article

Alterations in neuromuscular function in girls with generalized joint hypermobility

Bente Rona Jensen, Jesper Sandfeld, Pia Sandfeld Melcher, Katrine Lyders Johansen, Peter Hendriksen, Birgit Juul-Kristensen

Open Access Research article

Grayscale inversion radiographic view provided improved intra- and inter-observer reliabilities in measuring spinopelvic parameters in asymptomatic adult population

Weixiang Sun, Jin Zhou, Xiaodong Qin, Leilei Xu, Xinxin Yuan, Yang Li, Yong Qiu, Zezhang Zhu

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Validity of data collected in BIOREG, the Austrian register for biological treatment in rheumatology: current practice of bDMARD therapy in rheumatoid arthritis in Austria

Bernhard Rintelen, Jochen Zwerina, Manfred Herold, Franz Singer, Johann Hitzelhammer, Wolfgang Halder, Gabriela Eichbauer-Sturm, Rudolf Puchner, Miriam Stetter, Burkhard F. Leeb

Open Access Research article

Comparison of supraintercondylar and supracondylar femur fractures treated with condylar buttress plates

Chun-Jui Weng, Chi-Chuan Wu, Kuo-Fun Feng, I-Chuan Tseng, Po-Cheng Lee, Yu-Chih Huang

Open Access Database

Linking Swedish health data registers to establish a research database and a shared decision-making tool in hip replacement

Peter Cnudde, Ola Rolfson, Szilard Nemes, Johan Kärrholm, Clas Rehnberg, Cecilia Rogmark, John Timperley, Göran Garellick

Open Access Study protocol

The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: the INSTINCTS randomised clinical trial study protocol

Linda S. Chesterton, Krysia S. Dziedzic, Danielle A. van der Windt, Graham Davenport, Helen L. Myers, Trishna Rathod, Milica Blagojevic-Bucknall, Sue M. Jowet, Claire Burton, Edward Roddy, Elaine M. Hay

Open Access Research article

Effect of chondroitin sulfate on soluble biomarkers of osteoarthritis: a method to analyze and interpret the results from an open-label trial in unilateral knee osteoarthritis patients

Ingrid Möller, Myriam Gharbi, Helena Martinez Serrano, Marta Herrero Barbero, Josep Verges Milano, Yves Henrotin

Open Access Study protocol

A protocol of a randomized controlled multicenter trial for surgical treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis: the Lumbar Interbody Fusion Trial (LIFT)

Suzanne L. de Kunder, Kim Rijkers, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Rob A. de Bie, Henk van Santbrink

Open Access Research article

Viscoelastic properties of human and bovine articular cartilage: a comparison of frequency-dependent trends

Duncan K. Temple, Anna A. Cederlund, Bernard M. Lawless, Richard M. Aspden, Daniel M. Espino

Open Access Research article

Associations between musculoskeletal pain and work-related factors among public service sector computer workers in Kaunas County, Lithuania

Gintare Kaliniene, Ruta Ustinaviciene, Lina Skemiene, Vidmantas Vaiciulis, Paulius Vasilavicius

Open Access Research article

Increasing comorbidity is associated with worsening physical function and pain after primary total knee arthroplasty

Maren E. Hilton, Terence Gioe, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Jasvinder A. Singh

Open Access Research article

Paraspinal muscles density: a marker for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis?

Janan Abbas, Viviane Slon, Hila May, Nathan Peled, Israel Hershkovitz, Kamal Hamoud

Open Access Research article

Morphologic analysis of the proximal tibia after open wedge high tibial osteotomy for proper plate fitting

Oui Sik Yoo, Yong Seuk Lee, Myung Chul Lee, Jae Hong Park, Jae Won Kim, Doo Hoon Sun

Open Access Research article

Plasticity of vertebral wedge deformities in skeletally immature patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after posterior corrective surgery

Takahiro Makino, Takashi Kaito, Yusuke Sakai, Shota Takenaka, Kazuomi Sugamoto, Hideki Yoshikawa

Open Access Research article

Identification of clinical phenotypes in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the literature

A. Dell’Isola, R. Allan, S. L. Smith, S. S. P. Marreiros, M. Steultjens

Open Access Research article

A randomized, clinical trial to assess the relative efficacy and tolerability of two doses of etoricoxib versus naproxen in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Eva Balazcs, Joachim Sieper, Kara Bickham, Anish Mehta, Nancy Frontera, Paul Stryszak, Zoran Popmihajlov, Paul M. Peloso

Open Access Research article

Kinematic analysis of work-related musculoskeletal loading of trunk among dentists in Germany

Daniela Ohlendorf, Christina Erbe, Imke Hauck, Jennifer Nowak, Ingo Hermanns, Dirk Ditchen, Rolf Ellegast, David A. Groneberg

Open Access Research article

Workers’ characteristics associated with the type of healthcare provider first seen for occupational back pain

Marc-André Blanchette, Michèle Rivard, Clermont E. Dionne, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Ivan Steenstra

Open Access Research article

19 years outcome after cementless total hip arthroplasty with spongy metal structured implants in patients younger than 65 years

Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Munjed Al Muderis, Hans Gollwitzer, Norbert Harrasser, Martin Stukenberg, Maria-Angela Clifford, Andreas Toepfer

Open Access Research article

The new Zero-P implant can effectively reduce the risk of postoperative dysphagia and complications compared with the traditional anterior cage and plate: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mengchen Yin, Junming Ma, Quan Huang, Ye Xia, Qixing Shen, Chenglong Zhao, Jun Tao, Ni Chen, Zhingxing Yu, Jie Ye, Wen Mo, Jianru Xiao

Open Access Research article

Lentivirus-mediated short hairpin RNA interference targeting TNF-alpha in macrophages inhibits particle-induced inflammation and osteolysis in vitro and in vivo

Chu-qiang Qin, Dong-sheng Huang, Chi Zhang, Bin Song, Jian-bin Huang, Yue Ding

Open Access Research article

Adaptation of Chinese and English versions of the Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life (PsAQoL) scale for use in Singapore

Ying Ying Leung, Julian Thumboo, Matthew Rouse, Stephen P. McKenna

Open Access Research article

Pre-surgical CT-assessment of neurogenic myositis ossificans of the hip and risk factors of recurrence: a series of 101 consecutive patients

Bruno Law-ye, Chloé Hangard, Adrien Felter, Dominique Safa, Philippe Denormandie, François Genet, Robert-Yves Carlier

Open Access Research article

Motivational counselling and SMS-reminders for reduction of daily sitting time in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a descriptive randomised controlled feasibility study

T. Thomsen, M. Aadahl, N. Beyer, M. L. Hetland, K. Løppenthin, J. Midtgaard, R. Christensen, B. A. Esbensen

Open Access Research article

Cross-cultural translation of the Lysholm knee score in Chinese and its validation in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury

W. Wang, L. Liu, X. Chang, Z. Y. Jia, J. Z. Zhao, W. D. Xu

Open Access Research article

Levels of serum estradiol and lifestyle factors related with bone mineral density in premenopausal Mexican women: a cross-sectional analysis

Gerardo Huitrón-Bravo, Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez, Juan O. Talavera, Carlos Moran-Villota, Juan Tamayo, Arianna Omaña-Covarrubias, Jorge Salmerón

Open Access Research article

Lumbar disc degeneration is associated with modic change and high paraspinal fat content – a 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging study

Andrew J. Teichtahl, Donna M. Urquhart, Yuanyuan Wang, Anita E. Wluka, Richard O’Sullivan, Graeme Jones, Flavia M. Cicuttini

Open Access Case report

Kirner’s deformity of the fifth finger: a case report

Melkamu Adeb, Daichi Hayashi, Yogesh Kumar

Open Access Research article

Eye movements in patients with Whiplash Associated Disorders: a systematic review

Britta Kristina Ischebeck, Jurryt de Vries, Jos N Van der Geest, Malou Janssen, Jan Paul Van Wingerden, Gert Jan Kleinrensink, Maarten A Frens

Open Access Research article

Barriers and facilitators to disease-modifying antirheumatic drug use in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a qualitative theory-based study

Marieke Voshaar, Johanna Vriezekolk, Sandra van Dulmen, Bart van den Bemt, Mart van de Laar

Open Access Research article

Does cognitive/physical screening in an outpatient setting predict institutionalization after hip fracture?

Markus T. Hongisto, Maria Nuotio, Tiina Luukkaala, Olli Väistö, Harri K. Pihlajamäki

Open Access Study protocol

Effects of two neuromuscular training programs on running biomechanics with load carriage: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Bernard X. W. Liew, Susan Morris, Justin W. L. Keogh, Brendyn Appleby, Kevin Netto

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Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor celecoxib attenuates joint contracture following immobilization in rat knees

Junya Ozawa, Akinori Kaneguchi, Ryo Tanaka, Nobuhiro Kito, Hideki Moriyama

Open Access Research article

The impact of depression among chronic low back pain patients in Japan

Toshinaga Tsuji, Ko Matsudaira, Hiroki Sato, Jeffrey Vietri

Open Access Study protocol

Operative treatment of 2-part surgical neck fractures of the proximal humerus (AO 11-A3) in the elderly: Cement augmented locking plate Philos™ vs. proximal humerus nail MultiLoc®

Tobias Helfen, Georg Siebenbürger, Marcel Mayer, Wolfgang Böcker, Ben Ockert, Florian Haasters

Open Access Research article

A short-term statin treatment changes the contractile properties of fast-twitch skeletal muscles

Antoine Boulanger Piette, Sébastien S. Dufresne, Jérôme Frenette

Open Access Research article

Time trends and risk factors for perioperative complications in total ankle arthroplasty: retrospective analysis using a national database in Japan

Takumi Matsumoto, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Naohiro Izawa, Tetsuro Yasui, Yuho Kadono, Sakae Tanaka

Open Access Research article

Neuropathic pain in patients with rotator cuff tears

Tatsuki Karasugi, Junji Ide, Toshio Kitamura, Nobukazu Okamoto, Takuya Tokunaga, Hiroshi Mizuta

Open Access Research article

Low back pain patterns over one year among 842 workers in the DPhacto study and predictors for chronicity based on repetitive measurements

Julie Lagersted-Olsen, Hans Bay, Marie Birk Jørgensen, Andreas Holtermann, Karen Søgaard

Open Access Research article

National Rugby League athletes and tendon tap reflex assessment: a matched cohort clinical study

James Maurini, Paul Ohmsen, Greg Condon, Rodney Pope, Wayne Hing

Open Access Research article

Intra-articular osteoid osteoma as a differential diagnosis of diffuse mono-articular joint pain

Tim Rolvien, Jozef Zustin, Haider Mussawy, Tobias Schmidt, Pia Pogoda, Peter Ueblacker

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with symptomatic pseudotumors following metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty

Masahiro Hasegawa, Yohei Naito, Toshio Yamaguchi, Shinichi Miyazaki, Hiroki Wakabayashi, Akihiro Sudo

Open Access Research article

A pilot study of health and wellness coaching for fibromyalgia

Kevin V. Hackshaw, Marcal Plans-Pujolras, Luis E. Rodriguez-Saona, Margaret A. Moore, Erika K. Jackson, Gary A. Sforzo, C. A. Tony Buffington

Open Access Study protocol

The osteoporotic fracture prevention program in rural areas (OFRA): a protocol for a cluster-randomized health care fund driven intervention in a routine health care setting

Kilian Rapp, Karin Kampe, Patrick Roigk, Hella Kircheisen, Clemens Becker, Ivonne Lindlbauer, Hans-Helmut König, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Gisela Büchele

Open Access Study protocol

A comparison of multidisciplinary team residential rehabilitation with conventional outpatient care for the treatment of non-arthritic intra-articular hip pain in UK Military personnel – a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Russell J. Coppack, James L. Bilzon, Andrew K. Wills, Ian M. McCurdie, Laura Partridge, Alastair M. Nicol, Alexander N. Bennett

Open Access Research article

The Scottish Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (SERA) Study: an inception cohort and biobank

James Dale, Caron Paterson, Ann Tierney, Stuart H. Ralston, David M. Reid, Neil Basu, John Harvie, Neil D. McKay, Sarah Saunders, Hilary Wilson, Robin Munro, Ruth Richmond, Derek Baxter, Michael McMahon, John McLaren, Vinod Kumar, Stefan Siebert, Iain McInnes, Duncan Porter

Open Access Research article

Association of a rare NOTCH4 coding variant with systemic sclerosis: a family-based whole exome sequencing study

Christopher J. Cardinale, Dong Li, Lifeng Tian, John J. Connolly, Michael E. March, Cuiping Hou, Fengxiang Wang, James Snyder, Cecilia E. Kim, Rosetta M. Chiavacci, Patrick M. Sleiman, Jon M. Burnham, Hakon Hakonarson

Open Access Research article

Indication criteria for total hip or knee arthroplasty in osteoarthritis: a state-of-the-science overview

Maaike G. J. Gademan, Stefanie N. Hofstede, Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen, Perla J. Marang-van de Mheen

Open Access Research article

Ncf1 affects osteoclast formation but is not critical for postmenopausal bone loss

Alexandra Stubelius, Annica Andersson, Rikard Holmdahl, Claes Ohlsson, Ulrika Islander, Hans Carlsten

Open Access Research article

Autologous bone graft in the treatment of post-traumatic bone defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Matheus Lemos Azi, Alessandro Aprato, Irene Santi, Mauricio Kfuri Jr, Alessandro Masse, Alexander Joeris

Open Access Research article

Semi-quantitative MRI biomarkers of knee osteoarthritis progression in the FNIH biomarkers consortium cohort − Methodologic aspects and definition of change

Frank W. Roemer, Ali Guermazi, Jamie E. Collins, Elena Losina, Michael C. Nevitt, John A. Lynch, Jeffrey N. Katz, C. Kent Kwoh, Virginia B. Kraus, David J. Hunter

Open Access Research article

The tenocyte phenotype of human primary tendon cells in vitro is reduced by glucocorticoids

Christoph Spang, Jialin Chen, Ludvig J. Backman

Open Access Research article

Flip-flop footwear with a moulded foot-bed for the treatment of foot pain: a randomised controlled trial

Vivienne Helaine Chuter, Angela Searle, Martin J. Spink

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Anti-fibrotic action of pirfenidone in Dupuytren’s disease-derived fibroblasts

Chaoming Zhou, Fang Liu, Phillip H. Gallo, Mark E. Baratz, Sandeep Kathju, Latha Satish

Open Access Research article

Level of clinical evidence presented at the open and closed American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons annual meeting over 10 years (2005–2014)

Jeffrey Kay, Muzammil Memon, Darren de SA, Nicole Simunovic, George S. Athwal, Asheesh Bedi, Olufemi R. Ayeni

Open Access Research article

Risk of infection in primary, elective total hip arthroplasty with direct anterior approach or lateral transgluteal approach: a prospective cohort study of 1104 hips

Thomas Ilchmann, Werner Zimmerli, Lilianna Bolliger, Peter Graber, Martin Clauss

Open Access Study protocol

Does occupational therapy reduce the need for surgery in carpometacarpal osteoarthritis? Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Ingvild Kjeken, Ruth Else Mehl Eide, Åse Klokkeide, Karin Hoegh Matre, Monika Olsen, Petter Mowinckel, Øyvor Andreassen, Siri Darre, Randi Nossum

Open Access Research article

Hyaline cartilage calcification of the first metatarsophalangeal joint is associated with osteoarthritis but independent of age and BMI

Jan Hubert, Thelonius Hawellek, Sandra Hischke, Jessica Bertrand, Matthias Krause, Klaus Püschel, Wolfgang Rüther, Andreas Niemeier

Open Access Study protocol

The design of a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the (cost-) effectiveness of the posterolateral versus the direct anterior approach for THA (POLADA – trial)

K. Rykov, I. H. F. Reininga, B. A. S. Knobben, M. S. Sietsma, B. L. E. F. ten Have

Open Access Research article

Are persons with fibromyalgia or other musculoskeletal pain more likely to report hearing loss? A HUNT study

Magne Stranden, Håvard Solvin, Egil A. Fors, Linn Getz, Anne-S. Helvik

Open Access Research article

Assessing functional recovery shortly after knee or hip arthroplasty: a comparison of the clinimetric properties of four tools

Stéphane Poitras, Kristi S. Wood, Jacinthe Savard, Geoffrey F. Dervin, Paul E. Beaulé

Open Access Research article

Assessment of subchondral bone marrow lesions in knee osteoarthritis by MRI: a comparison of fluid sensitive and contrast enhanced sequences

Flemming K. Nielsen, Niels Egund, Anette Jørgensen, David A. Peters, Anne Grethe Jurik

Open Access Research article

Influence of disruption of the acromioclavicular and coracoclavicular ligaments on glenohumeral motion: a kinematic evaluation

Kempland C. Walley, Babak Haghpanah, Andreas Hingsammer, Ethan R. Harlow, Ashkan Vaziri, Joseph P. DeAngelis, Ara Nazarian, Arun J. Ramappa

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of a new imaging tool for use with major trauma cases in the emergency department

Moritz Crönlein, Konstantin Holzapfel, Marc Beirer, Lukas Postl, Karl-Georg Kanz, Dominik Pförringer, Stefan Huber-Wagner, Peter Biberthaler, Chlodwig Kirchhoff

Open Access Research article

Augmentation and repair of tendons using demineralised cortical bone

Sherif Elnikety, Catherine J. Pendegrass, Roberta Ferro de Godoy, Charles Holden, Gordon W. Blunn

Open Access Study protocol

Long-term outcomes following lower extremity press-fit bone-anchored prosthesis surgery: a 5-year longitudinal study protocol

Ruud A. Leijendekkers, J. Bart Staal, Gerben van Hinte, Jan Paul Frölke, Hendrik van de Meent, Femke Atsma, Maria W. G. Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Thomas J. Hoogeboom

Open Access Case report

The efficacy of adalimumab in psoriatic arthritis concomitant to overlapping primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: a case report

Teresa Del Ross, Amelia Ruffatti, Annarosa Floreani, Ariela Hoxha, Leonardo Punzi

Open Access Research article

Hypersensitivity reactions to metal implants: laboratory options

Anna Maria Carossino, Christian Carulli, Simone Ciuffi, Roberto Carossino, Giorgia Donata Zappoli Thyrion, Roberto Zonefrati, Massimo Innocenti, Maria Luisa Brandi

Open Access Research article

Fluid signal changes around the knee on MRI are associated with increased volumes of subcutaneous fat: a case-control study

Trevor Gaunt, Frank Carey, John Cahir, Andoni Toms

Open Access Research article

Gender differences in load carriage injuries of Australian army soldiers

Robin Marc Orr, Rodney Pope

Open Access Research article

Weak outcome predictors of multimodal rehabilitation at one-year follow-up in patients with chronic pain—a practice based evidence study from two SQRP centres

Björn Gerdle, Peter Molander, Gunilla Stenberg, Britt-Marie Stålnacke, Paul Enthoven

Open Access Research article

Proarrhythmic risk and determinants of cardiac autonomic dysfunction in collagen-induced arthritis rats

Ting-Tse Lin, Yen-Ling Sung, Chih-En Wu, Hong Zhang, Yen-Bin Liu, Shien-Fong Lin

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and distribution of ossification of the supra/interspinous ligaments in symptomatic patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine: a CT-based multicenter cross-sectional study

Kanji Mori, Toshitaka Yoshii, Takashi Hirai, Akio Iwanami, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Tsuyoshi Yamada, Shoji Seki, Takashi Tsuji, Kanehiro Fujiyoshi, Mitsuru Furukawa, Soraya Nishimura, Kanichiro Wada, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Katsushi Takeshita, Atsushi Kimura, Masahiko Abematsu, Hirotaka Haro, Tetsuro Ohba, Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Katoh, Kei Watanabe, Hiroshi Ozawa, Haruo Kanno, Shiro Imagama, Zenya Ito, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Masashi Yamazaki, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Atsushi Okawa, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of lumbar spondylosis and its association with low back pain among community-dwelling Japanese women

Ritsu Tsujimoto, Yasuyo Abe, Kazuhiko Arima, Takayuki Nishimura, Masato Tomita, Akihiko Yonekura, Takashi Miyamoto, Shohei Matsubayashi, Natsumi Tanaka, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Makoto Osaki

Open Access Research article

Discordance between self-reported arthritis and musculoskeletal signs and symptoms in older women

TKT Lo, Lynne Parkinson, Michelle Cunich, Julie Byles

Open Access Research article

Comparing the effects of different dynamic sitting strategies in wheelchair seating on lumbar-pelvic angle

Chun-Ting Li, Yao-Te Peng, Yen-Ting Tseng, Yen-Nien Chen, Kuen-Horng Tsai

Open Access Research article

Short- to long-term follow-up of total femoral replacement in non-oncologic patients

Andreas Toepfer, Norbert Harrasser, Isabel Petzschner, Florian Pohlig, Ulrich Lenze, Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Dominik Pförringer, Marcel Toepfer, Marc Beirer, Moritz Crönlein, Ruediger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Heinz Mühlhofer

Open Access Research article

Comparisons between comorbid conditions and health care consumption in rheumatoid arthritis patients with or without biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: a register-based study

Karin Bengtsson, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Barbro Rydberg, Göran Kvist, Tomas Torstenson, Mats Dehlin, Elisabet Hilme, Anna Lindhé, Susanna Maria Wallerstedt, Helena Forsblad-d’Elia

Open Access Research article

Genes associated with persistent lumbar radicular pain; a systematic review

Siri Bjorland, Aurora Moen, Elina Schistad, Johannes Gjerstad, Cecilie Røe

Open Access Study protocol

Participatory organizational intervention for improved use of assistive devices for patient transfer: study protocol for a single-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial

Markus D. Jakobsen, Birgit Aust, Johnny Dyreborg, Pete Kines, Maja B. Illum, Lars L. Andersen

Open Access Research article

Combination therapy with vancomycin-loaded calcium sulfate and vancomycin-loaded PMMA in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis

Shanchao Luo, Tongmeng Jiang, Yingnian Yang, Xiaoping Yang, Jinmin Zhao

Open Access Research article

Pathological fractures in predicting clinical outcomes for patients with osteosarcoma

Lien-Hsiang Chung, Po-Kuei Wu, Cheng-Fong Chen, Hung-Kai Weng, Tain-Hsiung Chen, Wei-Ming Chen

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