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
| 22 May 2018

Use of autologous bone marrow stem cell implantation for osteonecrosis of the knee in sickle cell disease: a preliminary report

Authors: Gildasio Daltro, Bruno Adelmo Franco, Thiago Batista Faleiro, Davi Araujo Veiga Rosário, Paula Braga Daltro, Roberto Meyer and Vitor Fortuna
Content type: Research article
| 22 May 2018

Range of motion after total knee arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy

Authors: Radovan Kubeš, Peter Salaj, Rastislav Hromádka, Josef Včelák, Aleš Antonín Kuběna, Monika Frydrychová, Štěpán Magerský, Michal Burian, Martin Ošťádal and Jan Vaculik
Content type: Research article
| 22 May 2018

Association between stress fracture incidence and predicted body fat in United States Army Basic Combat Training recruits

Authors: Joseph J. Knapik, Marilyn A. Sharp and Scott J. Montain
Content type: Research article
| 22 May 2018

A population-based study of the risk of osteoporosis and fracture with dutasteride and finasteride

Authors: Tony Antoniou, Erin M. Macdonald, Zhan Yao, Tara Gomes, Mina Tadrous, Joanne M.-W. Ho, Muhammad M. Mamdani and David N. Juurlink
Content type: Case report
| 22 May 2018

Two cases in which 3D MRI was used to differentiate between a disc mass that mimics a tumor and neurinoma

Authors: Jingyu Jia, Qiangqiang Wei, Tianlong Wu, Dingwen He and Xigao Cheng

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| 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
| 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
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.

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

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Come and meet the Editor and members of the Editorial Board at:

EULAR Congress 2018 - 13-16 June, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

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Use of autologous bone marrow stem cell implantation for osteonecrosis of the knee in sickle cell disease: a preliminary report

Range of motion after total knee arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy

Association between stress fracture incidence and predicted body fat in United States Army Basic Combat Training recruits

A population-based study of the risk of osteoporosis and fracture with dutasteride and finasteride

Two cases in which 3D MRI was used to differentiate between a disc mass that mimics a tumor and neurinoma

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

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

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

Featured article: assessment of ankle fracture patterns

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Better training could help health professionals identify and support pregnant women with eating disorders

Rehabilitation and economic recovery for torture survivors

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