BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Call for papers: Osteoarthritis - from basic and translational approaches to clinical practice

We are pleased to announce the journal is accepting submissions for a thematic series covering all aspects of research into osteoarthritis from studies investigating the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms through to those describing clinical practice.

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 August 2018

Descriptive epidemiology and outcomes of bone sarcomas in adolescent and young adult patients in Japan

Authors: Takashi Fukushima, Koichi Ogura, Toru Akiyama, Katsushi Takeshita and Akira Kawai
Content type: Research article
| 17 August 2018

Uptake of the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: a survey of older adults with joint pain

Authors: Emma Louise Healey, Ebenezer K. Afolabi, Martyn Lewis, John J. Edwards, Kelvin P. Jordan, Andrew Finney, Clare Jinks, Elaine M. Hay and Krysia S. Dziedzic
Content type: Research article
| 17 August 2018

The epidemiology of MRI detected shoulder injuries in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics

Authors: Akira M. Murakami, Andrew J. Kompel, Lars Engebretsen, Xinning Li, Bruce B. Forster, Michel D. Crema, Daichi Hayashi, Mohamed Jarraya, Frank W. Roemer and Ali Guermazi
Content type: Research article
| 16 August 2018

Risk factors and outcomes in asymmetrical femoral component size for posterior referencing bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a matched pair analysis

Authors: Piya Pinsornsak, Adisai Chaiwuttisak and Krit Boontanapibul
Content type: Research article
| 16 August 2018

Annular closure device for disc herniation: meta-analysis of clinical outcome and complications

Authors: Wen Jie Choy, Kevin Phan, Ashish D. Diwan, Chon Sum Ong and Ralph J. Mobbs

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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
| 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
| 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
| 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.

Editor

James Mockridge, BioMed Central

Section Editors

Daichi Hayashi, University of New York at Stony Brook
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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Not too much and not too little: the right amount of social network site use may reduce loneliness among mothers of young children

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Call for papers: Osteoarthritis - from basic and translational approaches to clinical practice

Announcement: we are recruiting new Associate Editors

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Descriptive epidemiology and outcomes of bone sarcomas in adolescent and young adult patients in Japan

Uptake of the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: a survey of older adults with joint pain

The epidemiology of MRI detected shoulder injuries in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics

Risk factors and outcomes in asymmetrical femoral component size for posterior referencing bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a matched pair analysis

Annular closure device for disc herniation: meta-analysis of clinical outcome and complications

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

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

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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Not too much and not too little: the right amount of social network site use may reduce loneliness among mothers of young children

Longer hours on social media may increase teens’ risk of cyberbullying

Can social attachment contribute to problematic Facebook use?

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