BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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.

Featured article: contextural factors in musculoskeletal pain management

Marco Testa and colleagues debate the clinical relevance of contextual factors as triggers of placebo and nocebo effects in musculoskeletal pain

Content type: Research article
| 20 April 2018

Are large clinical trials in orthopaedic trauma justified?

Authors: Sheila Sprague, Paul Tornetta III, Gerard P. Slobogean, Nathan N. O’Hara, Paula McKay, Brad Petrisor, Kyle J. Jeray, Emil H. Schemitsch, David Sanders and Mohit Bhandari
Content type: Study protocol
| 20 April 2018

Self-reported functional recovery after reconstruction versus repair in acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ROTOR): a randomized controlled clinical trial

Authors: Barbara C. Boer, Roy A. G. Hoogeslag, Reinoud W. Brouwer, Anna Demmer and Rianne M. H. A. Huis in ‘t Veld
Content type: Case report
| 20 April 2018

An unexpected cause of sacroiliitis in a patient with gout and chronic psoriasis with inflammatory arthritis: a case report

Authors: Safi Alqatari, Roberta Visevic, Nina Marshall, John Ryan and Grainne Murphy
Content type: Research article
| 20 April 2018

A biomechanical analysis of triangular medial knee reconstruction

Authors: Xiaomeng Wang, Huixin Liu, Guman Duan, Yingzhen Niu, Chang Liu and Fei Wang
Content type: Research article
| 19 April 2018

Developing a risk prediction model for the functional outcome after hip arthroscopy

Authors: Patrick Stephan, Maarten A. Röling, Nina M. C. Mathijssen, Gerjon Hannink and Rolf M. Bloem

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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
| 24 May 2008

Surgeons' beliefs and perceptions about removal of orthopaedic implants

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

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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.

Featured article: assessment of ankle fracture patterns

Computed tomography was used to assess the morphological characteristics of the posterior malleolar fragment according to ankle fracture patterns

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.

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, 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

Up and coming events

Come and meet and members of the Editorial Board at the following meetings:

OARSI 2018 - 26-29 April, Liverpool (UK)
EULAR Congress 2018 - 13-16 June, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

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Are large clinical trials in orthopaedic trauma justified?

Self-reported functional recovery after reconstruction versus repair in acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ROTOR): a randomized controlled clinical trial

An unexpected cause of sacroiliitis in a patient with gout and chronic psoriasis with inflammatory arthritis: a case report

A biomechanical analysis of triangular medial knee reconstruction

Developing a risk prediction model for the functional outcome after hip arthroscopy

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

Surgeons' beliefs and perceptions about removal of orthopaedic implants

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

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

Bart Staal, Section Editor

Ali Mobasheri, Section Editor

Daichi Hayashi, Section Editor

Giuseppe Longo, Section Editor

Featured article: assessment of ankle fracture patterns

Announcement: we are recruiting new Associate Editors

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Section Editors

Up and coming events

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Attention to metabolic energy disturbance is needed to treat relapse of heroin

New thematic series: Veterinary antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use

Speedy species divergence and the curious case of the blind cavefish

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