BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Cognitive and physical screening tests performed a few months after hospital discharge may predict those hip fracture patients at risk of institutionalized living arrangements

Evaluating the surface geometry of the plate positioning site after open wedge high tibial osteotomy should be considered in the design of a new plate that best fits the post-contoured anatomy of the tibia

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Analysis of change in gait in the ovine stifle: normal, injured, and anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed

B. J. Heard, J. E. Beveridge, M. Atarod, E. J. O’Brien, C. Rolian, C. B. Frank, D. A. Hart and N. G. Shrive

Published on: 23 May 2017
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Usefulness of clinical predictors for preoperative screening of deep vein thrombosis in hip fractures

Kitchai Luksameearunothai, Paphon Sa-ngasoongsong, Noratep Kulachote, Sorawut Thamyongkit, Praman Fuangfa, Pongsthorn Chanplakorn, Patarawan Woratanarat and Chanyut Suphachatwong

Published on: 22 May 2017
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Distal femoral replacement with the MML system: a single center experience with an average follow-up of 86 months

Andreas Toepfer, Norbert Harrasser, Paul-Ruben Schwarz, Florian Pohlig, Ulrich Lenze, Heinrich M. L. Mühlhofer, Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Ruediger von Eisenhart-Rothe and Christian Suren

Published on: 22 May 2017
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Variation in Prosthetic Joint Infection and treatment strategies during 4.5 years of follow-up after primary joint arthroplasty using administrative data of 41397 patients across Australian, European and United States hospitals

Perla J. Marang-van de Mheen, Ellie Bragan Turner, Susan Liew, Nora Mutalima, Ton Tran, Sten Rasmussen, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen and Andrew Gordon

Published on: 22 May 2017
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Oxford Hip Score in patients with hip osteoarthritis

Jesús Martín-Fernández, Pedro Gray-Laymón, Antonio Molina-Siguero, Javier Martínez-Martín, Roberto García-Maroto, Isidoro García-Sánchez, Lidia García-Pérez, Vanesa Ramos-García, Olga Castro-Casas and Amaia Bilbao

Published on: 22 May 2017

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

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

Published on: 21 March 2013
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Mortality and cause of death in hip fracture patients aged 65 or older - a population-based study

Jorma Panula, Harri Pihlajamäki, Ville M Mattila, Pekka Jaatinen, Tero Vahlberg, Pertti Aarnio and Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä

Published on: 20 May 2011
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Surgeons' beliefs and perceptions about removal of orthopaedic implants

Beate Hanson, Chris van der Werken and Dirk Stengel

Published on: 24 May 2008
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The effect of warm-up, static stretching and dynamic stretching on hamstring flexibility in previously injured subjects

Kieran O'Sullivan, Elaine Murray and David Sainsbury

Published on: 16 April 2009
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An update of stabilisation exercises for low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Benjamin E Smith, Chris Littlewood and Stephen May

Published on: 9 December 2014

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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.

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James Mockridge, BioMed Central

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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

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