BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Cognitive and physical screening tests performed a few months after hospital discharge may predict those hip fracture patients at risk of institutionalized living arrangements

Evaluating the surface geometry of the plate positioning site after open wedge high tibial osteotomy should be considered in the design of a new plate that best fits the post-contoured anatomy of the tibia

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The efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in revision total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Peng Tian, Wen-bin Liu, Zhi-jun Li, Gui-jun Xu, Yu-ting Huang and Xin-long Ma

Published on: 21 June 2017
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Postoperative alignment of TKA in patients with severe preoperative varus or valgus deformity: is there a difference between surgical techniques?

Stefan Rahm, Roland S. Camenzind, Andreas Hingsammer, Christopher Lenz, David E. Bauer, Mazda Farshad and Sandro F. Fucentese

Published on: 21 June 2017
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Prevalence of arthritis according to age, sex and socioeconomic status in six low and middle income countries: analysis of data from the World Health Organization study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1

Sharon L. Brennan-Olsen, S. Cook, M. T. Leech, S. J. Bowe, P. Kowal, N. Naidoo, I. N. Ackerman, R. S. Page, S. M. Hosking, J. A. Pasco and M. Mohebbi

Published on: 21 June 2017
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Radiologic comparison of posterior release, internal distraction, final PSO and spinal fusion with one-stage posterior vertebral column resection for multi-level severe congenital scoliosis

Shichang Liu, Nannan Zhang, Yueming Song, Zongrang Song, Liping Zhang, Jijun Liu, En Xie, Qining Wu and Dingjun Hao

Published on: 20 June 2017
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Impact of exercise programs among helicopter pilots with transient LBP

Knut Andersen, Roald Baardsen, Ingvild Dalen and Jan Petter Larsen

Published on: 20 June 2017

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The TICOPA protocol (TIght COntrol of Psoriatic Arthritis): a randomised controlled trial to compare intensive management versus standard care in early psoriatic arthritis

Laura C Coates, Nuria Navarro-Coy, Sarah R Brown, Sarah Brown, Lucy McParland, Howard Collier, Emma Skinner, Jennifer Law, Anna Moverley, Sue Pavitt, Claire Hulme, Paul Emery, Philip G Conaghan and Philip S Helliwell

Published on: 21 March 2013
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Mortality and cause of death in hip fracture patients aged 65 or older - a population-based study

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

Published on: 20 May 2011
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Surgeons' beliefs and perceptions about removal of orthopaedic implants

Beate Hanson, Chris van der Werken and Dirk Stengel

Published on: 24 May 2008
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The effect of warm-up, static stretching and dynamic stretching on hamstring flexibility in previously injured subjects

Kieran O'Sullivan, Elaine Murray and David Sainsbury

Published on: 16 April 2009
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An update of stabilisation exercises for low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Benjamin E Smith, Chris Littlewood and Stephen May

Published on: 9 December 2014

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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James Mockridge, BioMed Central

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Daichi Hayashi, Boston University School of Medicine
Umile Giuseppe Longo, University Campus Biomedico
Ali Mobasheri, University of Surrey
Jasvinder Singh, University of Alabama
J. Bart Staal, Radboud University Medical Centre
Anita Wluka, Monash University

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