BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Translational musculoskeletal research: Bridging the gap between lab and clinic - Edited and commissioned by Drs. Ara Nazarian, Biao Wang, Imran Khan Niazi and Mattia Loppini.

Technologies and innovations to manage spine degeneration Guest Edited and commissioned by Dr Hyeun-Sung Kim, Prof John Houten, Dr Koroush Kabir, Dr Pongsthorn Chanplakorn and Dr Xing Du.

Regenerative medicine: focus on cartilage, discs and tendons
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Consensus on a standardised treatment pathway algorithm for lumbar spinal stenosis: an international Delphi study

Hip abductor strenghtening in patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis

Musculoskeletal disorders in video games - a systematic review

Diagnostic accuracy of the Ottawa ankle rule to exclude fractures in acute ankle injuries in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Yolanda E. Gomes, Minh Chau, Helen A. Banwell and Ryan S. Causby

Content type: Research article 23 September 2022
Unpacking the impact of chronic pain as measured by the impact stratification score

Authors: Anthony Rodriguez, Maria Orlando Edelen, Patricia M. Herman and Ron D. Hays

Content type: Research 23 September 2022
Patient characteristics, pain treatment patterns, and incidence of total joint replacement in a US population with osteoarthritis

Authors: Mayura Shinde, Carla Rodriguez-Watson, Tancy C. Zhang, David S. Carrell, Aaron B. Mendelsohn, Young Hee Nam, Amanda Carruth, Kenneth R. Petronis, Cheryl N. McMahill-Walraven, Aziza Jamal-Allial, Vinit Nair, Pamala A. Pawloski, Anne Hickman, Mark T. Brown, Jennie Francis, Ken Hornbuckle…

Content type: Research 23 September 2022
Minimally invasive transiliac anatomical locking plate for posterior pelvic ring injury: a retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes and radiographic parameters for the gull wing plate

Authors: Sadaki Mitsuzawa, Kenji Kusakabe, Shota Nakao, Tetsuya Matsuoka, Tadashi Yasuda and Shuichi Matsuda

Content type: Research article 22 September 2022
Relationship between sarcopenia/paravertebral muscles and the incidence of vertebral refractures following percutaneous kyphoplasty: a retrospective study

Authors: Qi Chen, Chenyang Lei, Tingxiao Zhao, Zhanqiu Dai, Jun Zhang, Yongming Jin and Chen Xia

Content type: Research 22 September 2022

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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 9 December 2014
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 16 April 2009
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: Study protocol 21 March 2013
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 20 May 2011
Reliability of clinical tests to evaluate nerve function and mechanosensitivity of the upper limb peripheral nervous system

Authors: Annina B Schmid, Florian Brunner, Hannu Luomajoki, Ulrike Held, Lucas M Bachmann, Sabine Künzer and Michel W Coppieters

Content type: Research article 21 January 2009

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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. Studies investigating the systemic nature of rheumatic diseases, not related to specific musculoskeletal manifestations, are directed to submit to BMC Rheumatology.

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Editor's article highlights

Consensus on a standardised treatment pathway algorithm for lumbar spinal stenosis: an international Delphi study

Hip abductor strenghtening in patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis

Musculoskeletal disorders in video games - a systematic review

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Diagnostic accuracy of the Ottawa ankle rule to exclude fractures in acute ankle injuries in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Unpacking the impact of chronic pain as measured by the impact stratification score

Patient characteristics, pain treatment patterns, and incidence of total joint replacement in a US population with osteoarthritis

Minimally invasive transiliac anatomical locking plate for posterior pelvic ring injury: a retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes and radiographic parameters for the gull wing plate

Relationship between sarcopenia/paravertebral muscles and the incidence of vertebral refractures following percutaneous kyphoplasty: a retrospective study

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

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

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

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

Reliability of clinical tests to evaluate nerve function and mechanosensitivity of the upper limb peripheral nervous system

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