BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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NEW Call for papers: Work and musculoskeletal health

We are pleased to announce the journal is accepting submissions for a thematic series covering all aspects of research into work and musculoskeletal health from epidemiologic studies on the association between work and health to intervention studies, systematic reviews and qualitative studies.

Announcement: we are recruiting new Associate Editors

We are recruiting new Associate Editors to join our international Editorial Board, helping to provide expertise on a wide range of subjects within the area of musculoskeletal disorders.

Content type: Research article
| 18 March 2019

Knee problems are common in young adults and associated with physical activity and not obesity: the findings of a cross-sectional survey in a university cohort

Authors: Chukwuemeka Ibeachu, James Selfe, Chris J. Sutton and Paola Dey
Content type: Research article
| 18 March 2019

A comparison of lumbar transverse pedicle angles between ethnic groups: a retrospective review

Authors: Robert Stockton, Joseph Albano, Jonathon Lentz, Maximillian Ganz, Kanwarpaul Grewal and Gus Katsigiorgis
Content type: Research article
| 18 March 2019

Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic repair for discoid lateral meniscus tears

Authors: Wen-Li Dai, Hua Zhang, Ze-Ming Lin, Zhan-Jun Shi and Jian Wang
Content type: Case report
| 18 March 2019

Non-contemporaneous bilateral stem fractures occurring after staged bilateral hip revision using extensively porous-coated cylindrical femoral stems: a case report

Authors: Leibo Zhu and Rongxin He
Content type: Research article
| 18 March 2019

Pre-operative factors correlated with arthroscopic reparability of large-to-massive rotator cuff tears

Authors: Vanasiri Kuptniratsaikul, Thongchai Laohathaimongkol, Vantawat Umprai, Chuenrutai Yeekian and Niti Prasathaporn

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Content type: Study protocol
| 21 March 2013

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

Authors: 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
Content type: Research article
| 9 December 2014

An update of stabilisation exercises for low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Authors: Benjamin E Smith, Chris Littlewood and Stephen May
Content type: Research article
| 20 May 2011

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

Authors: Jorma Panula, Harri Pihlajamäki, Ville M Mattila, Pekka Jaatinen, Tero Vahlberg, Pertti Aarnio and Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä
Content type: Research article
| 16 April 2009

The effect of warm-up, static stretching and dynamic stretching on hamstring flexibility in previously injured subjects

Authors: Kieran O'Sullivan, Elaine Murray and David Sainsbury
Content type: Research article
| 24 May 2008

Surgeons' beliefs and perceptions about removal of orthopaedic implants

Authors: Beate Hanson, Chris van der Werken and Dirk Stengel

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Bart Staal, Section Editor

Bart Staal is the Section Editor of the 'Rehabilitation, physical therapy and occupational health' section.

Ali Mobasheri, Section Editor

Ali Mobasheri is the Section Editor for the 'Pathophysiology or musculoskeletal disorders' section.

Daichi Hayashi, Section Editor

Daichi Hayashi is the Section Editor of the 'Clinical diagnostics and imaging' section.

Giuseppe Longo, Section Editor

Giuseppe Longo is the Section Editor for the 'Orthopedics and biomechanics' section.

Aims and scope

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.

Osteoarthritis - from basic and translational approaches to clinical practice

Read the published content in this thematic series covering all aspects of research into osteoarthritis from studies investigating the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms through to those describing clinical practice.

Editor

Ciarán Martin Fitzpatrick, BioMed Central, UK

Section Editors

Jeffrey Driban, Tufts Medical Canter
Daichi Hayashi, University of New York at Stony Brook
Umile Giuseppe Longo, University Campus Biomedico
Ali Mobasheri, University of Surrey
J. Bart Staal, Radboud University Medical Centre
Anita Wluka, Monash University

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Knee problems are common in young adults and associated with physical activity and not obesity: the findings of a cross-sectional survey in a university cohort

A comparison of lumbar transverse pedicle angles between ethnic groups: a retrospective review

Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic repair for discoid lateral meniscus tears

Non-contemporaneous bilateral stem fractures occurring after staged bilateral hip revision using extensively porous-coated cylindrical femoral stems: a case report

Pre-operative factors correlated with arthroscopic reparability of large-to-massive rotator cuff tears

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

An update of stabilisation exercises for low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis

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

The effect of warm-up, static stretching and dynamic stretching on hamstring flexibility in previously injured subjects

Surgeons' beliefs and perceptions about removal of orthopaedic implants

Bart Staal, Section Editor

Ali Mobasheri, Section Editor

Daichi Hayashi, Section Editor

Giuseppe Longo, Section Editor

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Osteoarthritis - from basic and translational approaches to clinical practice

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Recruitment of pregnant women in randomized trials: What could hold us back?

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