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  1. Shoulder disorders, particularly rotator cuff tears, are prevalent musculoskeletal conditions related to aging. Although the widely used suture anchor technique provides strong mechanical support to the tendon...

    Authors: Wei-Chien Hsu, Guan-Lin Wu and Ming-Long Yeh
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:246
  2. Sarco-osteoporosis is a skeletal muscle disease associated with aging and complex pathological factors. At present, there are few studies on the analysis of its related factors, and a nomogram to estimate the ...

    Authors: Dao Juan Peng, Feng Qiong Gao, Yijiao Lou, Yan Ma and Tongxia Xia
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:245
  3. Kinesiology Taping(KT) is commonly used as a physical therapy to prevent exercise-induced fatigue. This study aims to evaluate the immediate effects of KT on muscle strength, static balance, and proprioception...

    Authors: Yongjie Li, Yuan Xia, Dakuan Zhang, Shenyu Fu, Mengling Liu, Xinyong Pan and Hongju Liu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:244
  4. The association of LSTV with low back pain has been debated in the literature for nearly a century, but the relationship between LSTV and spondylolisthesis is still under discussion. There is currently no vali...

    Authors: Mehdi Mahmoodkhani, Arvin Naeimi, Amirhossein Zohrevand, Arian Rabbanifard and Majid Rezvani
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:243
  5. The results after acetabular fracture are primarily related to the quality of articular reduction. Using the AO large femoral distractor, incarcerated fragments can be easily removed, and marginally impacted f...

    Authors: Mahmoud Badran, Ahmed A. Khalifa, Ali Fergany, Bahaaeldin Ibrahim, Mohamed Moustafa, Ephrem Adem, Botond Gilyen and Osama Farouk
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:242
  6. Limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) constitute a heterogeneous group of neuromuscular disorders with a very variable clinical presentation and overlapping traits. The clinical symptoms of LGMD typically a...

    Authors: Hamed Hesami, Serwa Ghasemi, Golnaz Houshmand, Yalda Nilipour, Mahshid Hesami, Alireza Biglari, Shahriar Nafissi, Majid Maleki and Samira Kalayinia
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:241
  7. In recent years, the incidence of tibial plateau fracture has been on the rise, predominantly affecting the elderly population. Deep vein thrombosis may lead to poor prognosis in patients. the Systemic Inflamm...

    Authors: He Ling, Wencai Li, Zhao Huang, Yonghui Lao, Gaoyong Deng, Rongbin Lu and Wei Su
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:240
  8. There are many consequences of lower limb amputation, including altered biomechanics of gait. It has previously been shown that these can lead to increased rates of osteoarthritis (OA). A common and successful...

    Authors: Thomas J. Walton, Abigail L. D. Chatterton and Victoria A. Goodwin
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:239
  9. Individuals with osteoarthritis present with comorbidities, and the potential causal associations remain incompletely elucidated. The present study undertook a large-scale investigation about the causality bet...

    Authors: Lin Mei, Zhiming Zhang, Ruiqi Chen and Zhihong Li
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:238
  10. En bloc resection of spinal tumors is challenging and associated with a high incidence of complications; however, it offers the potential to reduce the risk of recurrence when a wide margin is achieved. This r...

    Authors: Jiacheng Liu, Panpan Hu, Zhongjun Liu and Feng Wei
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:237
  11. Brief whole-spine patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) provide regional solutions and future directions for quantifying functional status, evidence, and effective interventions. The whole-spine regional S...

    Authors: Charles Philip Gabel, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Hamid Reza Mokhtarinia, Markus Melloh and Agnieszka Bejer
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:236
  12. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation admission albumin levels and 30-day readmission after hip fracture surgery in geriatric patients.

    Authors: Wanyun Tang, Wei Yao, Wei Wang, Wenbo Ding, Xiaomin Ni and RenJian He
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:234
  13. Osteosarcoma is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Intense efforts have been made to elucidate the pathogeny, but the mechanisms of osteosarcoma are still not well understood. We aimed to investigate th...

    Authors: Wenda Liu, Tao Shi, Di Zheng, Guangshui Ke and Jingteng Chen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:233
  14. Meniscal root tears can lead to early knee osteoarthritis and pain. This study aimed (1) to compare clinical and radiological outcomes between patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscal root repair after men...

    Authors: Rawee Manatrakul, Maximilian Loeffler, Upasana U. Bharadwaj, Gabby B. Joseph, Drew Lansdown, Brian Feeley, Joe D. Baal, Julio B. Guimaraes and Thomas M. Link
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:232
  15. The current study aimed to determine the changes in pre-and post-operative Pittsburg sleep quality index (PSQI) and Tampa scale of kinesiophobia (TSK) values ​​according to the Hamada classification in patient...

    Authors: Gokhan Ilyas, Ercument Egeli, Fikri Burak Ipci and Oguzhan Gokalp
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:231
  16. To clarify the value of gait analysis and its consistency with traditional scoring scales for the evaluation of knee joint function after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

    Authors: Ruipeng Zhao, Xiaochun Wei, Shuai Hu, Yixuan Zhang, Hongru Wu, Pengcui Li and Yu Zhao
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:230
  17. Surgical treatment of irreducible distal radius diaphyseal- metaphyseal junction fractures involves difficulties as the fracture remains too proximal for K-wire fixation and too distal for the elastic stable i...

    Authors: Levent Horoz, Mehmet Fevzi Cakmak and Cihan Kircil
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:228
  18. Osteoarthritis (OA) represents a prominent etiology of considerable pain and disability, and conventional imaging methods lack sensitivity in diagnosing certain types of OA. Therefore, there is a need to ident...

    Authors: Xiaoxuan You, Yanbo Ye, Shufeng Lin, Zefeng Zhang, Huiyang Guo and Hui Ye
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:227
  19. This study sought to determine the incidence and risk factors of blood transfusion among patients undergoing total knee revision (TKR) using a nationwide database.

    Authors: Xiaoyin Li, Hao Xie, Shuxia Liu, Jian Wang, Zhanjun Shi, Qiaobing Yao, Qinfeng Yang, Qiuhong Li and Liangxiao Bao
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:225
  20. Our study aimed to develop a day anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedure to treat degenerative cervical spondylosis (DCS). The goal was to analyze its clinical implications, safety, and early ...

    Authors: Long Tang, Yu Chen, Fandong Wang, Yuanbin Liu, Zhaojun Song, Miao Wang, Yong Zhou, Huiyi Liu and Jiazhuang Zheng
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:223
  21. The aim was to analyse whether scoliosis or windswept hip deformity (WSH) occurs first for children with cerebral palsy (CP).

    Authors: Jackie Casey, Andreas Rosenblad, Atli Agustsson, Henrik Lauge-Pedersen and Elisabet Rodby-Bousquet
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:222
  22. The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the consistency of intra-rater and inter-rater assessments utilizing ultrasound elastography to examine the muscle stiffness of the popliteus and gastrocnemiu...

    Authors: Mohsen Shams, Noureddin Karimi, Mohsen Vahedi, Peyman Kamali Hakim, Fahimeh Zeinalkhani and Leila Rahnama
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:221
  23. Emerging evidence has indicated the associations between subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) of shoulder and lifestyle factors. However, whether unhealthy lifestyle factors causally increase SIS risk is not...

    Authors: Zhengtao Lv, Jiarui Cui, Jiaming Zhang and Li He
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:220
  24. Pain in multiple body sites is common and often persistent. The purpose of this prospective study was to examine the change in the number of pain sites (NPS) over time and to evaluate to which extent clinical,...

    Authors: Susanne Vilsbøl, David Høyrup Christiansen, Cecilie Rud Budtz, Johan Hviid Andersen and Søren Mose
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:219
  25. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and manual tests remain the standard for diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Furthermore, the passive knee displacement, also described as anterior tibial tran...

    Authors: Valentin Deiss, Philippe Bähler, Pascal Kolly, Anton Schärer, Philippe Henle, Patric Eichelberger, Nathanael Lutz and Heiner Baur
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:218
  26. Traditionally, the assessment of distal radius fracture outcomes has been based on radiological measurements and self-evaluation scores. However, there is uncertainty regarding how accurately these measurement...

    Authors: Anthony Hassoun, Rami Haroun, Fadi Hoyek, Jean Claude Lahoud, Charbel Tawk, Majd El Hajj Moussa, Rita Khalil, Joseph Mandour and Boutros El Tannoury
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:217
  27. To achieve good bone fusion in anterior column reconstruction for vertebral fractures, not only bone mineral density (BMD) and bone metabolism markers but also lever arms due to bone bridging between vertebral...

    Authors: Mitsuru Furukawa, Kanehiro Fujiyoshi, Keita Kajikawa, Yoshiomi Kobayashi, Tsunehiko Konomi and Yoshiyuki Yato
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:216
  28. Authors: Stéphane Stahl, Adelana Santos Stahl, Christoph Meisner, Afshin Rahmanian-Schwarz, Hans-Eberhard Schaller and Oliver Lotter
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:215

    The original article was published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012 13:225

  29. Intervertebral disc degeneration and sarcopenia are both age-related diseases without effective treatments. Their comorbidities may worsen the prognosis, and further studies on interaction and therapy are need...

    Authors: Hui Yuan, Lini Dong, Ou Zhang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Zejun Chen, Yunchao Li, Haoyu He, Guohua Lü, Jing Li and Lei Kuang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:214
  30. Osteoporosis is caused by the imbalance of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. The regulatory mechanisms of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in pathogenesis of osteoporosis are of significant and needed to be fu...

    Authors: Zhen Lai, Mingming Li, Xiaodong Yang and Zhenjie Xian
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:213
  31. In terms of the optics used for Knee arthroscopy, a large number of different endoscopes are currently available. However, the use of the 30° optics in knee arthroscopy has been established as the standard pro...

    Authors: Notker Blankenburg, Ralf Henkelmann, Jan Theopold, Sabine Löffler and Pierre Hepp
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:212
  32. Recently, in an open pilot study, we found up to two years, a potential pain-relieving effect of intra-articular gold micro-particles using the patient’s synovial fluid for patients with knee osteoarthritis (K...

    Authors: Sten Rasmussen, Kristian Kjaer Petersen, Christopher Aboo, Jacob Skallerup Andersen, Emilie Skjoldemose, Nia Kristine Jørgensen, Allan Stensballe and Lars Arendt-Nielsen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:211
  33. Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a prevalent and debilitating condition, leading to significant challenges to both patients and the governmental healthcare system. Non-pharmacologic interventions have received ...

    Authors: Laura Maria Puerto Valencia, Yangyang He and Pia-Maria Wippert
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:209
  34. To compare the postoperative rehabilitation of femoral neck fractures treated with robot-assisted nailing and freehand nailing.

    Authors: Yiyang Li, Yan Wang, Benchao Dong, Peichuan Yang, Yadi Sun, Liyun Zhou, Jiahui Shen, Xinlong Ma and Jianxiong Ma
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:208
  35. Interplay between physical and mental health (MH) is widely recognised amongst patients with Musculoskeletal and co-existing MH conditions. Evidence suggests that psychological interventions improve outcomes a...

    Authors: Dana Maki, Rokhsaneh Tehrany, Maria J C Teixeira, Tanya Chumak and Christine Hoerz
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:207
  36. Osteoporosis is a genetic disease caused by the imbalance between osteoblast-led bone formation and osteoclast-induced bone resorption. However, further gene-related pathogenesis remains to be elucidated.

    Authors: Xiao Du, Chuanyi Zang and Qinglei Wang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:206
  37. Patients who underwent knee joint arthroplasty were at risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTEs), however, less studies were conducted to demonstrate the epidemiology and risk factors of deep venous thrombos...

    Authors: Jia Li, Haijing Zhang, Xiaoguang Yu, Guoxing Jia, Sen Liu and Guobin Liu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:205
  38. The two major reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) designs are the Grammont design and the lateralized design. Even if the lateralized design is biomechanically favored, the classic Grammont prosthesis continue...

    Authors: Florian Freislederer, Philipp Moroder, Laurent Audigé, Tim Schneller, Yacine Ameziane, Raphael Trefzer, Jan-Philipp Imiolczyk and Markus Scheibel
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:204
  39. This study aimed to determine if the hybrid short-segment (HSS) technique is a good alternative to the intermediate-segment (IS) and long-segment (LS) techniques in pedicle screw fixations for acute thoracolum...

    Authors: Kuan-Nien Chou, Peng-Wei Wang, Ming-Hsuan Chung and Da-Tong Ju
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:203
  40. Posterior tibial slope (PTS) exhibits considerable variability among individuals and is anticipated to influence the accuracy of radiographic measurements related to the knee. Despite this potential impact, th...

    Authors: Seung-Hun Lee, Je-Hyun Yoo, Dae-Kyung Kwak, Sung-Hwan Kim, Sung-Kuk Chae and Hyun-Soo Moon
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:202
  41. The assessment of bone density has gained significance in recent years due to the aging population. Accurate assessment of bone density is crucial when deciding on the appropriate treatment plan for spinal sta...

    Authors: George Simion, Niklas Eckardt, Bernhard W. Ullrich, Christian Senft and Falko Schwarz
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:200
  42. In cases of wrist arthritis, proximal row carpectomy (PRC) has been widely utilized and shown favorable long-term outcomes. However, its applicability is limited in cases where arthritis extends to the lunate ...

    Authors: Dae-Hee Lee, Joong-Bae Seo, Jae-Uk Jung and Jae-Sung Yoo
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:199
  43. A reduction in total lumbar range of motion (ROM) after lumbar fusion may offset the increase in intradiscal pressure (IDP) and facet joint force (FJF) caused by the abnormally increased ROM at adjacent segmen...

    Authors: Ke Li, Shuai Cao, Jing Chen, Jie Qin, Bo Yuan and Jie Li
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:197
  44. There are many difficulties in the reduction and fixation of the tibial plateau fractures involving posterolateral quadrant using general plates via traditional approaches. By imaging the area above the fibula...

    Authors: Xiaoji Zhou, Jiangshan Zhou, Huajun Qian, Chunxiao Qian, Bin Xu, Lv Pan and Xudong Chu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:196

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