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Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:412
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Grayscale inversion radiographic view provided improved intra- and inter-observer reliabilities in measuring spinopelvic parameters in asymptomatic adult population
Recently, a grayscale inversion view was reported to improve intra- and inter-observer reliabilities in measuring coronal curvature with Cobb and pedicle methods in scoliosis patients. However, the grayscale t...
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Alterations in neuromuscular function in girls with generalized joint hypermobility
Generalized Joint Hypermobility (GJH) is associated with increased risk of musculoskeletal joint pain. We investigated neuromuscular performance and muscle activation strategy.
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:410 -
Ultrasound-guided gastrocnemius recession: a new ultra–minimally invasive surgical technique
Isolated gastrocnemius contracture is thought to lead to numerous conditions. Although many techniques have been described for gastrocnemius recession, potential anesthetic, cosmetic, and wound-related complic...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:409 -
Is tailored treatment superior to non-tailored treatment for pain and disability in women with non-specific neck pain? A randomized controlled trial
The evidence for the effect of treatments of neck pain is modest. In the absence of causal treatments, a possibility is to tailor the treatment to the individuals’ functional limitations and symptoms. The aim ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:408 -
Regenerate bone stimulation following limb lengthening: a meta-analysis
Limb lengthening with external fixation is performed to treat patients with leg length discrepancy or short stature. Although the procedure has a high rate of success, one potential drawback from limb lengthen...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:407 -
Delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of meniscus (dGEMRIM) and cartilage (dGEMRIC) in healthy knees and in knees with different stages of meniscus pathology
Lesions in the meniscus are risk factors for developing knee osteoarthritis (OA), not least because of the role of the meniscus in the pathological progression of OA. Delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartila...
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Patient’s experience with subcutaneous and oral methotrexate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Despite the prominent position of methotrexate (MTX) in Rheumatoid Arthiris (RA) therapeutics, its real-world effectiveness may be influenced by a relative lack of tolerability or other side effects that physi...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:405 -
Rheumatoid arthritis patients with fibromyalgic clinical features have significantly less synovitis as defined by power Doppler ultrasound
In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical measures of disease activity may not reliably discriminate between patients with active inflammatory disease and those with concomitant fibromyalgia (FM). Re...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:404 -
How consistent are lordosis, range of movement and lumbo-pelvic rhythm in people with and without back pain?
Comparing movements/postures in people with and without lower back pain (LBP) may assist identifying LBP-specific dysfunction and its relationship to pain or activity limitation. This study compared the consis...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:403 -
Surgical outcomes after instrumented lumbar surgery in patients of eighty years of age and older
In Taiwan, the life expectancy of an 80-year-old man is 88.4 years and the life expectancy of an 80-year-old woman is 89.8 years. Some of these people will develop symptomatic degenerative lumbar diseases that...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:402 -
Sex and gender disparity in pathology, disability, referral pattern, and wait time for surgery in workers with shoulder injury
The role of sex as an important biological determinant of vulnerability to sustaining injury and gender as a social determinate of access to resources, referral for medical care and perceived disability remain...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:401 -
Acceptability of physiotherapists as primary care practitioners and advanced practice physiotherapists for care of patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a survey of a university community within the province of Quebec
Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders represent a great burden on the health care system. The use of physiotherapists in their autonomous roles and in advanced practice roles may help increase access to care. Thus, ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:400 -
Native femoral anteversion should not be used as reference in cementless total hip arthroplasty with a straight, tapered stem: a retrospective clinical study
Improper femoral and acetabular component positioning can be associated with instability, impingement, component wear and finally patient dissatisfaction in total hip arthroplasty (THA). The concept of “femur ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:399 -
Cemented compared to uncemented femoral stems in total hip replacement for displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly: study protocol for a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial (CHANCE-trial)
Total hip replacement (THR) is the preferred method for the active and lucid elderly patient with a displaced femoral neck fracture (FNF). But controversy still exists regarding using cemented or uncemented st...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:398 -
Finite element analysis of cementless femoral stems based on mid- and long-term radiological evaluation
Femoral bone remodeling in response to stress shielding induces periprosthetic bone loss. Computerized finite element analysis (FEA) is employed to demonstrate differences in initial stress distribution. Howev...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:397 -
Prevalence of osteoporosis in the Italian population and main risk factors: results of BoneTour Campaign
BoneTour is a campaign conducted throughout the Italian territory for the assessment of Italian people bone status and for the prevention of osteoporosis.
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:396 -
Prospective two-year subsidence analysis of 100 cemented polished straight stems - a short-term clinical and radiological observation
Cemented stems show good long-term results and the survival of new implants can be predicted by their early subsidence. With EBRA-FCA (Femoral Component Analysis using Einzel-Bild-Röntgen-Analyse) early subsid...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:395 -
Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study
Patients’ perceptions of their illness are dynamic and can directly influence aspects of management. Our aim was to examine the illness perceptions of gout patients in UK primary care and associations with all...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:394 -
Severity of back pain may influence choice and order of practitioner consultations across conventional, allied and complementary health care: a cross-sectional study of 1851 mid-age Australian women
Back pain is a common, disabling and costly disorder for which patients often consult with a wide range of health practitioners. Unfortunately, no research to date has directly examined the association between...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:393 -
Patient and physician perspectives of hand function in a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients: the impact of disease activity
In 2004, we initiated an inception cohort of patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hand function was incorporated into evaluations from 2014 onward. The objectives were to examine hand function...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:392 -
Swedish Sonographers’ perceptions of ergonomic problems at work and their suggestions for improvement
Sonographers’ perceptions of ergonomic and work-related pain problems at work have so far mostly been researched in quantitative studies by questionnaires. There is a need of experience-based research to deepe...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:391 -
Minimal important improvement thresholds for the six-minute walk test in a knee arthroplasty cohort: triangulation of anchor- and distribution-based methods
The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used metric for measuring change in mobility after knee arthroplasty, however, what is considered an improvement after surgery has not been defined. The determinatio...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:390 -
In vivo precision of three HR-pQCT-derived finite element models of the distal radius and tibia in postmenopausal women
The distal radius is the most common osteoporotic fracture site occurring in postmenopausal women. Finite element (FE) modeling is a non-invasive mathematical technique that can estimate bone strength using in...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:389 -
Open arthrolysis for elbow stiffness increases carrying angle but has no impact on functional recovery
With the exception of normal anatomic changes in the medial collateral ligament and radial head, other factors related to carrying angle changes have not been systematically studied. We reviewed patients who u...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:388 -
Prokineticin 2 antagonist, PKRA7 suppresses arthritis in mice with collagen-induced arthritis
Prokineticin 2 (PK2) expression is upregulated in mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), an animal model of rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of our study was to investigate the effects of PK2 inhibition ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:387 -
Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting lumbo-sacral nerve root compromise: a systematic literature review
MRI is considered to be the diagnostic tool of choice in diagnosing nerve root compromise among patients presenting with clinical suspicion of lumbo-sacral radiculopathy. There exists controversy among researc...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:386 -
Injury patterns of the acromioclavicular ligament complex in acute acromioclavicular joint dislocations: a cross-sectional, fundamental study
Horizontal instability impairs clinical outcome following acute acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) reconstruction and may be caused by insufficient healing of the superior acromioclavicular ligament complex (ACLC)....
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:385 -
MRI analysis of tibial PCL attachment in a large population of adult patients: reference data for anatomic PCL reconstruction
Consistent reference data used for anatomic posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction is not well defined. Quantitative guidelines defining the location of PCL attachment would aid in performing anatomi...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:384 -
A biomechanical, micro-computertomographic and histological analysis of the influence of diclofenac and prednisolone on fracture healing in vivo
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have long been suspected of negatively affecting fracture healing, although numerous disputes still exist and little data are available regarding diclofenac. Gluc...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:383 -
Inter-rater reliability of clinical mobility measures in ankylosing spondylitis
Several measurements are often used in daily clinical practice in the assessment of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients. The Assessment in SpondyloArthiritis International Society (ASAS) recommend in its core...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:382 -
Erratum to: The influence of long distance running on sonographic joint and tendon pathology: results from a prospective study with marathon runners
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:381 -
Risk factors for construct/implant related complications following primary posterior hemivertebra resection: Study on 116 cases with more than 2 years’ follow-up in one medical center
Posterior hemivertebra resection has become a safe and effective procedure for congenital scoliosis due to hemivertebra. However, there are still complications following primary posterior hemivertebra resectio...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:380 -
Is PEEK cage better than titanium cage in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery? A meta-analysis
This meta-analysis was performed to identify the benefits and disadvantages of the PEEK cage and titanium cage.
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:379 -
Association between activity limitations and pain in patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty
Historically, persons scheduled for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have reported severe pain with low demand activities such as walking, but recent data suggests that TKA recipients may have less preoperative p...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:378 -
Influence of high glucose and advanced glycation end-products (ages) levels in human osteoblast-like cells gene expression
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture. Several factors have been identified as being potentially responsible for this risk, such as alterations in bone r...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:377 -
Anatomic stemless shoulder arthroplasty and related outcomes: a systematic review
The latest generation of shoulder arthroplasty includes canal-sparing respectively stemless designs that have been developed to allow restoration of the glenohumeral center of rotation independently from the s...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:376 -
Long head BIceps TEnodesis or tenotomy in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: BITE study protocol
Optimal treatment of the diseased long head of the biceps (LHB) tendon during rotator cuff repair remains a topic of debate: tenotomy or tenodesis. A recent meta analysis revealed no difference in strength or ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:375 -
Comparison of the PEEK cage and an autologous cage made from the lumbar spinous process and laminae in posterior lumbar interbody fusion
A prospective cohort study was performed to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes following posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in patients treated with a PEEK cage compared to those treated wit...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:374 -
The efficacy of preoperative administration of gabapentin/pregabalin in improving pain after total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis
The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was to evaluate the pain control by gabapentin or pregabalin administration versus placebo after total hip arthrop...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:373 -
Reductions in co-contraction following neuromuscular re-education in people with knee osteoarthritis
Both increased knee muscle co-contraction and alterations in central pain processing have been suggested to play a role in knee osteoarthritis pain. However, current interventions do not target either of these...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:372 -
The relationship between Modic changes and intervertebral disc degeneration
Recent reported results have added to the weight of evidence supporting association between disc degeneration and Modic changes. Endplate or Modic changes are also associated with increased body mass index. Th...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:371 -
Effects of different surgical techniques on mid-distal humeral shaft vascularity: open reduction and internal fixation versus minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis
Humeral shaft fractures are generally managed with the conventional posterior open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) or minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO). This study was aimed at comparing th...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:370 -
Effects of a DXA result letter on satisfaction, quality of life, and osteoporosis knowledge: a randomized controlled trial
Undiagnosed, or diagnosed and untreated osteoporosis (OP) increases the likelihood that falls result in hip fractures, decreased quality of life (QOL), and significant medical expenditures among older adults. ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:369 -
Spinal growth velocity versus height velocity in predicting curve progression in peri-pubertal girls with idiopathic scoliosis
Height velocity (HV) is traditionally used to monitor the residual growth potential in idiopathic scoliosis (IS). The temporal timing of rapid increase in standing height often does not match exactly that of t...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:368 -
Comparison between harvesting and preserving the spinous process for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Spinous process has been routinely resected during posterior fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis for fusion bed preparation and local autologous bone graft supplement. However, spinous process serves as ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:366 -
Outcome of balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are widely known as complications of rheumatoid arthritis. Kyphoplasty (KP) is known as an effective treatment modality for reducing pain and correcting kyphotic deformi...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:365 -
The rapid kinetics of optimal treatment with subcutaneous methotrexate in early inflammatory arthritis: an observational study
Methotrexate (MTX) is standard treatment for RA. Absorption is better in subcutaneous MTX (scMTX), which may impact speed of onset. In RA, earlier time to remission improves long-term results. Our objectives w...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:364 -
Are online symptoms checkers useful for patients with inflammatory arthritis?
Online symptom checkers are increasingly used by patients however there is little published evidence of their effectiveness in real patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate how patients with inflammator...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:362 -
Web-based physiotherapy for people with axial spondyloarthritis (WEBPASS) – a study protocol
Evidence suggests people with axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA) should exercise up to five times per week but lack of time, symptoms, cost and distance are barriers to regular exercise in axial SpA. Personal...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:360
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