BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Psychosocial aspects of MSDs
Guest Edited by Dr Anita Amorim, Prof. Bart Staal, Dr. Imran Khan Niazi, Dr. Derek Clewley and Dr. Markus Rupp.

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

Overweight increases perioperative spinal surgery complications: a single-center retrospective study

Authors: Masahiro Hirahata, Youichi Yasui, Muneyoshi Fujita, Keisuke Ishii, Hirotaka Kawano and Tomoaki Kitagawa

Content type: Research 6 February 2023
Cementless augmented versus cemented Dual Mobility cups: medium-term outcome of case series with a control group

Authors: Ayman Ebied, Ahmed Ali Ebied, Ismail Tawfeek Badr, Mostafa Affara and Sameh Marie

Content type: Research 6 February 2023
Normative values for hand grip and pinch strength for 6 to 18 year-olds in Saudi Arabia

Authors: Bader A. Alqahtani, Aqeel M. Alenazi, Ragab K. Elnaggar, Mohammed M. Alshehri, Ahmed Alhowimel, Ayat A. Najmi, Muneera Alasraj and Mshari Alghadeir

Content type: Research 6 February 2023
Postoperative D-dimer levels predict venous thromboembolisms detected with contrast-enhanced computerized tomography in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Authors: Yusuke Hashimoto, Eriko Komiya, Kazuya Nishino, Yohei Nishida, Atsushi Masuda and Hiroaki Nakamura

Content type: Research 6 February 2023
Comparative study of lumbar bone mineral content using DXA and CT Hounsfield unit values in chest CT

Authors: Dong-Ha Lee and MinWoo Kim

Content type: Research 4 February 2023

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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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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Call for papers open for submissions

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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Overweight increases perioperative spinal surgery complications: a single-center retrospective study

Cementless augmented versus cemented Dual Mobility cups: medium-term outcome of case series with a control group

Normative values for hand grip and pinch strength for 6 to 18 year-olds in Saudi Arabia

Postoperative D-dimer levels predict venous thromboembolisms detected with contrast-enhanced computerized tomography in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Comparative study of lumbar bone mineral content using DXA and CT Hounsfield unit values in chest CT

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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