01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Inflammation and glucose homeostasis are associated with specific structural features among adults without knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the osteoarthritis initiative
Alina C. Stout, Mary F. Barbe, Charles B. Eaton, Mamta Amin, Fatimah Al-Eid, Lori Lyn Price, Bing Lu, Grace H. Lo, Ming Zhang, Jincheng Pang, Timothy E. McAlindon, Jeffrey B. Driban
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Bone mineral density at the hip and its relation to fat mass and lean mass in adolescents: the Tromsø Study, Fit Futures
Anne Winther, Lone Jørgensen, Luai Awad Ahmed, Tore Christoffersen, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Guri Grimnes, Rolf Jorde, Ole Andreas Nilsen, Elaine Dennison, Nina Emaus
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Factors related to subjective satisfaction following microendoscopic foraminotomy for cervical radiculopathy
Juichi Tonosu, Hirohiko Inanami, Hiroyuki Oka, Yuichi Takano, Hisashi Koga, Yohei Yuzawa, Ryutaro Shiboi, Yasushi Oshima, Satoshi Baba, Sakae Tanaka, Ko Matsudaira
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Routine versus on demand removal of the syndesmotic screw; a protocol for an international randomised controlled trial (RODEO-trial)
S. A. Dingemans, M. F. N. Birnie, F. R. K. Sanders, M. P. J. van den Bekerom, M. Backes, E. van Beeck, F. W. Bloemers, B. van Dijkman, E. Flikweert, D. Haverkamp, H. R. Holtslag, J. M. Hoogendoorn, P. Joosse, M. Parkkinen, G. Roukema, N. Sosef, B. A. Twigt, R. N. van Veen, A. H. van der Veen, J. Vermeulen, J. Winkelhagen, B. C. van der Zwaard, S. van Dieren, J. C. Goslings, T. Schepers
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Comparison of screening strategies for prevalent vertebral fractures in South Korea: vertebral fracture assessment vs. spine radiography
Sung-Hee Oh, Dam Kim, Young Eun Lee, Deog-Yoon Kim, Yu Kyung Lee, Joo-Hyun Lee, Sang-Cheol Bae, Yun Young Choi, Junhee Pyo, Jeonghoon Ahn, Yoon-Kyoung Sung
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Development of the Japanese Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI): cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation
Ko Matsudaira, Hiroyuki Oka, Yasushi Oshima, Hirotaka Chikuda, Yuki Taniguchi, Yoshitaka Matsubayashi, Mika Kawaguchi, Emiko Sato, Haruka Murano, Thomas Laurent, Sakae Tanaka, Anne F. Mannion
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Biomechanical efficacy of AP, PA lag screws and posterior plating for fixation of posterior malleolar fractures: a three dimensional finite element study
Adeel Anwar, Zhen Zhang, Decheng Lv, Gang Lv, Zhi Zhao, Yanfeng Wang, Yue Cai, Wasim Qasim, Muhammad Umar Nazir, Ming Lu
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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No difference in the functional improvements between unilateral and bilateral total knee replacements
Yu-Hao Huang, Chin Lin, Jia-Hwa Yang, Leou-Chyr Lin, Chih-Yuan Mou, Kwo-Tsao Chiang, Man-Gang Lee, Hsien-Feng Chang, Hsueh-Lu Chang, Wen Su, Shih-Jen Yeh, Hung Chang, Chih-Chien Wang, Sui-Lung Su
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Nordic Innovative Trial to Evaluate OsteoPorotic Fractures (NITEP-group): non-operative treatment versus surgery with volar locking plate in the treatment of distal radius fracture in patients aged 65 and over – a study protocol for a prospective, randomized controlled trial
Teemu P. Hevonkorpi, Antti P. Launonen, Lauri Raittio, Toni Luokkala, Juha Kukkonen, Aleksi Reito, Bakir O. Sumrein, Minna K. Laitinen, Ville M. Mattila, on behalf of the NITEP-group
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Distribution of ossified spinal lesions in patients with severe ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and prediction of ossification at each segment based on the cervical OP index classification: a multicenter study (JOSL CT study)
Takashi Hirai, Toshitaka Yoshii, Narihito Nagoshi, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Kanji Mori, Shuta Ushio, Akio Iwanami, Tsuyoshi Yamada, Shoji Seki, Takashi Tsuji, Kanehiro Fujiyoshi, Mitsuru Furukawa, Soraya Nishimura, Kanichiro Wada, 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, Kei Ando, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Masao Koda, Masashi Yamazaki, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Atsushi Okawa, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Are large clinical trials in orthopaedic trauma justified?
Sheila Sprague, Paul Tornetta III, Gerard P. Slobogean, Nathan N. O’Hara, Paula McKay, Brad Petrisor, Kyle J. Jeray, Emil H. Schemitsch, David Sanders, Mohit Bhandari, on behalf of the FLOW Investigators
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Effectiveness of a new model of primary care management on knee pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for THE PARTNER STUDY
David J. Hunter, Rana S. Hinman, Jocelyn L. Bowden, Thorlene Egerton, Andrew M. Briggs, Stephen J. Bunker, Jessica Kasza, Andrew B. Forbes, Simon D. French, Marie Pirotta, Deborah J. Schofield, Nicholas A. Zwar, Kim L. Bennell, the PARTNER Study Team
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Optimising perioperative care for hip and knee arthroplasty in South Africa: a Delphi consensus study
U. Plenge, M. B. Nortje, L. C. Marais, J. D. Jordaan, R. Parker, N. van der Westhuizen, J. F. van der Merwe, J. Marais, W. V. September, G. L. Davies, T. Pretorius, C. Solomon, P. Ryan, A. M. Torborg, Z. Farina, R. Smit, C. Cairns, H. Shanahan, S. Sombili, A. Mazibuko, H. R. Hobbs, O. S. Porrill, N. E. Timothy, R. E. Siebritz, C. van der Westhuizen, A. J. Troskie, C. A. Blake, L. A. Gray, T. W. Munting, H. K. S. Steinhaus, P. Rowe, J. G. van der Walt, R. Isaacs Noordien, A. Theron, B. M. Biccard
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Quadriceps combined with hip abductor strengthening versus quadriceps strengthening in treating knee osteoarthritis: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Yujie Xie, Chi Zhang, Wei Jiang, Juan Huang, Lili Xu, Guoyin Pang, Haiyan Tang, Ruyan Chen, Jihua Yu, Shengmin Guo, Fangyuan Xu, Jianxiong Wang
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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A study of the factors associated with cervical spinal disc degeneration, with a focus on bone metabolism and amino acids, in the Japanese population: a cross sectional study
Kanichiro Wada, Toshihiro Tanaka, Gentaro Kumagai, Hitoshi Kudo, Toru Asari, Daisuke Chiba, Seiya Ota, Keita Kamei, On Takeda, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Yasuyuki Ishibashi
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Cartilage calcification of the ankle joint is associated with osteoarthritis in the general population
Jan Hubert, Lukas Weiser, Sandra Hischke, Annemarie Uhlig, Tim Rolvien, Tobias Schmidt, Sebastian Karl Butscheidt, Klaus Püschel, Wolfgang Lehmann, Frank Timo Beil, Thelonius Hawellek
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) improvement and calcium-phosphate metabolism of alendronate sodium/vitamin D3 combination in Chinese women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: a post hoc efficacy analysis and safety reappraisal
Er-Yuan Liao, Zhen-Lin Zhang, Wei-Bo Xia, Hua Lin, Qun Cheng, Li Wang, Yong-Qiang Hao, De-Cai Chen, Hai Tang, Yong-De Peng, Li You, Liang He, Zhao-Heng Hu, Chun-Li Song, Fang Wei, Jue Wang, Lei Zhang
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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A protocol for a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to compare the effect of annual infusions of zoledronic acid to placebo on knee structural change and knee pain over 24 months in knee osteoarthritis patients – ZAP2
Dawn Aitken, Laura L. Laslett, Guoqi Cai, Catherine Hill, Lyn March, Anita E. Wluka, Yuanyuan Wang, Leigh Blizzard, Flavia Cicuttini, Graeme Jones
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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A randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of ultrasound-guided intra-articular corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injections: the hip injection trial (HIT) protocol
Zoe Paskins, Gemma Hughes, Helen Myers, Emily Hughes, Susie Hennings, Andrea Cherrington, Amy Evans, Melanie Holden, Kay Stevenson, Ajit Menon, Kieran Bromley, Philip Roberts, Alison Hall, George Peat, Clare Jinks, Raymond Oppong, Martyn Lewis, Nadine E. Foster, Christian Mallen, Edward Roddy
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Effects of mesenchymal stromal cells versus serum on tendon healing in a controlled experimental trial in an equine model
A. B. Ahrberg, C. Horstmeier, D. Berner, W. Brehm, C. Gittel, A. Hillmann, C. Josten, G. Rossi, S. Schubert, K. Winter, J. Burk
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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A comparative study of flat surface design and medial pivot design in posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty: a matched pair cohort study of two years
Junichi Nakamura, Takaki Inoue, Toru Suguro, Masahiko Suzuki, Takahisa Sasho, Shigeo Hagiwara, Ryuichiro Akagi, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Tsutomu Akazawa, Seiji Ohtori
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Level of participation in physical therapy or an internet-based exercise training program: associations with outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis
Megan Pignato, Liubov Arbeeva, Todd A. Schwartz, Leigh F. Callahan, Jennifer Cooke, Yvonne M. Golightly, Adam P. Goode, Bryan C. Heiderscheit, Carla Hill, Kim M. Huffman, Herbert H. Severson, Kelli D. Allen
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Treatment of aneurysmal bone cysts using endoscopic curettage
Hisaki Aiba, Masaaki Kobayashi, Yuko Waguri-Nagaya, Hideyuki Goto, Jun Mizutani, Satoshi Yamada, Hideki Okamoto, Masahiro Nozaki, Hiroto Mitsui, Shinji Miwa, Makoto Kobayashi, Kojiro Endo, Shiro Saito, Taeko Goto, Takanobu Otsuka
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Efficacy of intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma as a symptom- and disease-modifying treatment for knee osteoarthritis - the RESTORE trial protocol
Kade L. Paterson, David J. Hunter, Ben R. Metcalf, Jillian Eyles, Vicky Duong, Jessica Kazsa, Yuanyuan Wang, Rachelle Buchbinder, Flavia Cicuttini, Andrew Forbes, Anthony Harris, Shirley P. Yu, Bing Hui Wang, David Connell, James Linklater, Kim L. Bennell
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Persistent synovial inflammation plays important roles in persistent pain development in the rat knee before cartilage degradation reaches the subchondral bone
Takashi Hoshino, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hiroaki Onuma, Mio Udo, Hiroko Ueki, Masako Akiyama, Kahaer Abula, Hiroki Katagiri, Kazumasa Miyatake, Toshihumi Watanabe, Ichiro Sekiya, Hideyuki Koga, Takeshi Muneta
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Use of The Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health survey module for estimating the population prevalence of musculoskeletal pain: findings from the Solomon Islands
D. G. Hoy, T. Raikoti, E. Smith, A. Tuzakana, T. Gill, K. Matikarai, J. Tako, A. Jorari, F. Blyth, A. Pitaboe, R. Buchbinder, I. Kalauma, P. Brooks, C. Lepers, A. Woolf, A. Briggs, L. March
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Open reduction internal fixation vs non-operative management in proximal humerus fractures: a prospective, randomized controlled trial protocol
Lisa Howard, Randa Berdusco, Franco Momoli, J. Pollock, Allan Liew, Steve Papp, Karl-Andre Lalonde, Wade Gofton, Sara Ruggiero, Peter Lapner
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Promoting the use of self-management in novice chiropractors treating individuals with spine pain: the design of a theory-based knowledge translation intervention
Owis Eilayyan, Aliki Thomas, Marie-Christine Hallé, Sara Ahmed, Anthony C. Tibbles, Craig Jacobs, Silvano Mior, Connie Davis, Roni Evans, Michael J. Schneider, Fadi Alzoubi, Jan Barnsley, Cynthia R. Long, Andre Bussières
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Pain coping skills training for African Americans with osteoarthritis study: baseline participant characteristics and comparison to prior studies
Kelli D. Allen, Liubov Arbeeva, Crystal W. Cené, Cynthia J. Coffman, Kimberlea F. Grimm, Erin Haley, Francis J. Keefe, Caroline T. Nagle, Eugene Z. Oddone, Tamara J. Somers, Yashika Watkins, Lisa C. Campbell
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Denosumab versus zoledronic acid for preventing symptomatic skeletal events in Asian postmenopausal women with oestrogen-receptor-positive advanced breast cancer: an outcome analyses with a mean follow-up of 3 years
Chi Zhang, Fan Zhang, Guanzhao Liang, Xianshang Zeng, Weiguang Yu, Zhidao Jiang, Jie Ma, Mingdong Zhao, Min Xiong, Keke Gui, Fenglai Yuan, Weiping Ji
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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The TeMPO trial (treatment of meniscal tears in osteoarthritis): rationale and design features for a four arm randomized controlled clinical trial
James K. Sullivan, James J. Irrgang, Elena Losina, Clare Safran-Norton, Jamie Collins, Swastina Shrestha, Faith Selzer, Kim Bennell, Leslie Bisson, Angela T. Chen, Courtney K. Dawson, Alexandra B. Gil, Morgan H. Jones, Melissa A. Kluczynski, Kathleen Lafferty, Jeffrey Lange, Emma C. Lape, John Leddy, Aaron V. Mares, Kurt Spindler, Jennifer Turczyk, Jeffrey N. Katz
01.12.2018 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Sera of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) enhance osteoclastogenic potential of monocytes isolated from healthy individuals
Mariusz Korkosz, Marcin Czepiel, Zofia Guła, Małgorzata Stec, Kazimierz Węglarczyk, Magdalena Rutkowska-Zapała, Anna Gruca, Marzena Lenart, Jarosław Baran, Jerzy Gąsowski, Przemysław Błyszczuk, Maciej Siedlar
01.12.2018 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Protocol for a single-centre, parallel-arm, double-blind randomised trial evaluating the effects of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty on intra-operative and post-operative outcomes
Richard S. Page, Simon Williams, Avanthi Selvaratnam, Shaun Waring, Myles Conroy, Andrew Thomson, Sally Beattie, Rekha Ganeshalingam, Stephen D. Gill
01.12.2018 | Correction | Ausgabe 1/2018
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Correction to: Effectiveness of a new model of primary care management on knee pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for THE PARTNER STUDY
D. J. Hunter, R. S. Hinman, J. L. Bowden, T. Egerton, A. M. Briggs, S. J. Bunker, J. Kasza, A. B. Forbes, S. D. French, M. Pirotta, D. J. Schofield, N. A. Zwar, K. L. Bennell, the PARTNER Study Team
