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Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:37
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Effects of an exercise and manual therapy program on physical impairments, function and quality-of-life in people with osteoporotic vertebral fracture: a randomised, single-blind controlled pilot trial
This randomised, single-blind controlled pilot trial aimed to determine the effectiveness of a physiotherapy program, including exercise and manual therapy, in reducing impairments and improving physical funct...
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Effects of plasma magnesium and prolactin on quantitative ultrasound measurements of heel bone among schizophrenic patients
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that can reduce both bone mass and bone strength. It can cause serious fractures of bones, along with causing significant and even devastating physical, psychological and financi...
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Neoadjuvant multidrug chemotherapy including High-Dose Methotrexate modifies VEGF expression in Osteosarcoma: an immunohistochemical analysis
Angiogenesis plays a role in the progression of osteosarcoma, as well as in other mesenchymal tumors and carcinomas, and it is most commonly assessed by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression or ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:34 -
The COPE LBP trial: Cognitive Patient Education for Low Back Pain - a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care
Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is usually self-limiting within 4-6 weeks. Longstanding pain and disability are not predictable from clinical signs or pathoanatomical findings. Pain cognition and physical per...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:33 -
Discrepancy between prevalence and perceived effectiveness of treatment methods in myofascial pain syndrome: Results of a cross-sectional, nationwide survey
Myofascial pain is a common dysfunction with a lifetime prevalence affecting up to 85% of the general population. Current guidelines for the management of myofascial pain are not available. In this study we in...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:32 -
Health beliefs before and after participation on an exercised-based rehabilitation programme for chronic knee pain: Doing is believing
To explore the health beliefs, experiences, treatment and expectations of people with chronic knee pain, and investigate if, how and why these change after taking part on an integrated exercise-based rehabilit...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:31 -
Supervised and non-supervised Nordic walking in the treatment of chronic low back pain: a single blind randomized clinical trial
Active approaches including both specific and unspecific exercise are probably the most widely recommended treatment for patients with chronic low back pain but it is not known exactly which types of exercise ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:30 -
Minimizing the source of nociception and its concurrent effect on sensory hypersensitivity: An exploratory study in chronic whiplash patients
The cervical zygapophyseal joints may be a primary source of pain in up to 60% of individuals with chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD) and may be a contributing factor for peripheral and centrally medi...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:29 -
The TOPGAME-study: effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in jumping athletes with patellar tendinopathy. Design of a randomised controlled trial
Patellar tendinopathy is a major problem for many athletes, especially those involved in jumping activities. Despite its frequency and negative impact on athletic careers, no evidence-based guidelines for mana...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:28 -
Total knee arthroplasties performed with a mini-incision or a standard incision. Similar results at six months follow-up
Minimal invasion surgery (MIS) is a recent technique recommended for Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) but demands an effort of the surgeons and the learning curve may be long.
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:27 -
The long-term effects of naprapathic manual therapy on back and neck pain - Results from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Back and neck pain are very common, disabling and recurrent disorders in the general population and the knowledge of long-term effect of treatments are sparse. The aim of this study was to compare the long-ter...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:26 -
The mode of school transportation in pre-pubertal children does not influence the accrual of bone mineral or the gain in bone size - two year prospective data from the paediatric osteoporosis preventive (POP) study
Walking and cycling to school are one source of regular physical activity. The aim of this two years observational study in pre-pubertal children was to evaluate if walking and cycling to school was associated...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:25 -
A comparison of lower limb EMG and ground reaction forces between barefoot and shod gait in participants with diabetic neuropathic and healthy controls
It is known that when barefoot, gait biomechanics of diabetic neuropathic patients differ from non-diabetic individuals. However, it is still unknown whether these biomechanical changes are also present during...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:24 -
Extending conceptual frameworks: life course epidemiology for the study of back pain
Epidemiological studies have identified important causal and prognostic factors for back pain, but these frequently only identify a proportion of the variance, and new factors add little to these models. Recen...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:23 -
An investigation of somatosensory profiles in work related upper limb disorders: a case-control observational study protocol
Work related upper limb disorders constitute 45% of all occupational diseases and are a significant public health problem. A subgroup, non specific arm pain (NSAP), remains elusive in terms of understanding it...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:22 -
Translation, data quality, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Norwegian version of the Effective Musculoskeletal Consumer Scale (EC-17)
The Effective Musculoskeletal Consumer Scale (EC-17) is a self-administered questionnaire for evaluating self-management interventions that empower and educate people with rheumatic conditions. The aim of the ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:21 -
Dietary patterns in Canadian men and women ages 25 and older: relationship to demographics, body mass index, and bone mineral density
Previous research has shown that underlying dietary patterns are related to the risk of many different adverse health outcomes, but the relationship of these underlying patterns to skeletal fragility is not we...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:20 -
Analysis of meniscal degeneration and meniscal gene expression
Menisci play a vital role in load transmission, shock absorption and joint stability. There is increasing evidence suggesting that OA menisci may not merely be bystanders in the disease process of OA. This stu...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:19 -
A patient with Pfeifer-Weber-Christian Disease - Successful Therapy with Cyclosporin A: case report
Pfeifer-Weber-Christian disease (PWCD) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the subcutaneous fatty tissue. The diagnosis and therapy of this rare type of panniculitis is still controversial and will be discussed...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:18 -
Function after spinal treatment, exercise and rehabilitation (FASTER): improving the functional outcome of spinal surgery
The life-time incidence of low back pain is high and diagnoses of spinal stenosis and disc prolapse are increasing. Consequently, there is a steady rise in surgical interventions for these conditions. Current ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:17 -
Are joint and soft tissue injections painful? Results of a national French cross-sectional study of procedural pain in rheumatological practice
Joint, spinal and soft tissue injections are commonly performed by rheumatologists in their daily practice. Contrary to other procedures, e.g. performed in pediatric care, little is known about the frequency, ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:16 -
Increased expression of collagens, transforming growth factor-β1, and -β3 in gluteal muscle contracture
Gluteal muscle contracture (GMC) is a multi-factor human chronic fibrotic disease of the gluteal muscle. Fibrotic tissue is characterized by excessive accumulation of collagen in the muscle's extracellular mat...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:15 -
The effectiveness and cost-evaluation of manual therapy and physical therapy in patients with sub-acute and chronic non specific neck pain. Rationale and design of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Manual Therapy applied to patients with non specific neck pain has been investigated several times. In the Netherlands, manual therapy as applied according to the Utrecht School of Manual Therapy (MTU) has not...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:14 -
Diagnostic reliability of magnetic resonance imaging for central nervous system syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective cohort study
Previous studies of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic tool for central nervous system (CNS) syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) contained several limitations such as study design, nu...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:13 -
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Nurses in Ibadan, South-west Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey
Musculoskeletal disorders represent a significant occupational problem among nurses; however, data on musculoskeletal health of nurses in Sub-Sahara Africa are sparse. This study sought to determine the lifeti...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:12 -
Predictors of short and long term outcome in patellofemoral pain syndrome: a prospective longitudinal study
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFP) is a common musculoskeletal condition that has a tendency to become chronic and problematic in a proportion of affected individuals. The objective of this study was to identi...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:11 -
Characterization of differential properties of rabbit tendon stem cells and tenocytes
Tendons are traditionally thought to consist of tenocytes only, the resident cells of tendons; however, a recent study has demonstrated that human and mouse tendons also contain stem cells, referred to as tend...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:10 -
Clinical study of the factors affecting radioulnar deviation of the wrist joint
The radioulnar carpal joint is critical for hand and wrist function. Radioulnar deviation indicates distal radioulnar joint flexibility and reflects the structure and function of the carpal bones, ulna, radius...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:9 -
A randomised controlled trial of total hip arthroplasty versus resurfacing arthroplasty in the treatment of young patients with arthritis of the hip joint
Hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery is a highly successful treatment for patients with severe symptomatic arthritis of the hip joint. For older patients, several designs of Total Hip Arthroplasty have shown...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:8 -
Effectiveness of diclofenac versus acetaminophen in primary care patients with knee osteoarthritis: [NTR1485], DIPA-Trial: design of a randomized clinical trial
Osteoarthritis is the most frequent chronic joint disease which causes pain and disability of especially hip and knee. According to international guidelines and the Dutch general practitioners guidelines for n...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:7 -
Bio-psychosocial determinants of time lost from work following non life threatening acute orthopaedic trauma
To determine factors predicting the duration of time away from work following acute orthopaedic non life threatening trauma
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:6 -
Assessing a risk tailored intervention to prevent disabling low back pain - protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Although most patients with low back pain (LBP) recover within a few weeks a significant proportion has recurrent episodes or will develop chronic low back pain. Several mainly psychosocial risk factors for de...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:5 -
Citation analysis of orthopaedic literature; 18 major orthopaedic journals compared for Impact Factor and SCImago
One of the disadvantages of the Impact Factor (IF) is self-citation. The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator excludes self-citations and considers the quality, rather than absolute numbers, of citations of a ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:4 -
Modular titanium alloy neck adapter failures in hip replacement - failure mode analysis and influence of implant material
Modular neck adapters for hip arthroplasty stems allow the surgeon to modify CCD angle, offset and femoral anteversion intraoperatively. Fretting or crevice corrosion may lead to failure of such a modular devi...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:3 -
The prevalence and functional impact of musculoskeletal conditions amongst clients of a primary health care facility in an under-resourced area of Cape Town
The extent of disease burden of musculoskeletal conditions (MSC) not due to injury has not been well determined in sub-Saharan Africa. The 1999 Global Burden of Disease study estimated the prevalence of osteoa...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:2 -
The association of spinal osteoarthritis with lumbar lordosis
Careful review of published evidence has led to the postulate that the degree of lumbar lordosis may possibly influence the development and progression of spinal osteoarthritis, just as misalignment does in ot...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:1 -
Allogeneic blood transfusion and prognosis following total hip replacement: a population-based follow up study
Allogeneic red blood cell transfusion is frequently used in total hip replacement surgery (THR). However, data on the prognosis of transfused patients are sparse. In this study we compared the risk of complica...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:167 -
Articular cartilage mineralization in osteoarthritis of the hip
The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of articular cartilage calcification in patients with end-stage hip OA. Further, its impact on the clinical situation and the OA severity are analyzed.
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:166 -
Design and baseline characteristics of a prospective cohort study for determinants of osteoporotic fracture in community-dwelling elderly Japanese men: the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) Study
Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture in men are significant public health problems in an aging society. However, information on male osteoporosis remains impressively lacking, especially for Asians. We desig...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:165 -
Evaluation of a novel nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite paste Ostim® in comparison to Alpha-BSM® - more bone ingrowth inside the implanted material with Ostim® compared to Alpha BSM®
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance a newly developed nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite, OSTIM® following functional implantation in femoral sites in thirty-eight sheep for 1, 2 or 3 months. Os...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:164 -
The prevalence of neovascularity in patients clinically diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinopathy
Shoulder dysfunction is common and pathology of the rotator cuff tendons and subacromial bursa are considered to be a major cause of pain and morbidity. Although many hypotheses exist there is no definitive un...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:163 -
Cognitive impairment in patients with Fibromyalgia syndrome as assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination
This study evaluated the frequency of cognitive impairment in patients with Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:162 -
A modified QuickDASH-9 provides a valid outcome instrument for upper limb function
The 30-item Disabilities Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire was introduced to facilitate assessment of upper limb functional limitations. To improve practicality and eliminate item redundancy a modifie...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:161 -
Dry needling and exercise for chronic whiplash - a randomised controlled trial
Chronic whiplash is a common and costly problem. Sensory hypersensitivity is a feature of chronic whiplash that is associated with poor responsiveness to physical treatments such as exercise. Modalities such a...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:160 -
Increased hallux angle in children and its association with insufficient length of footwear: A community based cross-sectional study
Wearing shoes of insufficient length during childhood has often been cited as leading to deformities of the foot, particularly to the development of hallux valgus disorders. Until now, these assumptions have n...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:159 -
Malformations of the craniocervical junction (chiari type I and syringomyelia: classification, diagnosis and treatment)
Chiari disease (or malformation) is in general a congenital condition characterized by an anatomic defect of the base of the skull, in which the cerebellum and brain stem herniate through the foramen magnum in...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10(Suppl 1):S1 -
Use of autologous bone graft in anterior cervical decompression: morbidity & quality of life analysis
Autologous iliac crest graft has long been the gold standard graft material used in cervical fusion. However its harvest has significant associated morbidity, including protracted postoperative pain scores at ...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:158 -
The relationship between chronic type III acromioclavicular joint dislocation and cervical spine pain
This study was aimed at evaluating whether or not patients with chronic type III acromioclavicular dislocation develop cervical spine pain and degenerative changes more frequently than normal subjects.
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:157 -
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the management of tennis elbow: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial: the TATE trial (ISRCTN 87141084)
Tennis elbow is a common and often extremely painful musculoskeletal condition, which has considerable impact on individuals as well as economic implications for healthcare utilization and absence from work. M...
Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:156
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