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  1. Collaboration and interprofessional practices are highly valued in health systems, because they are thought to improve outcomes of care for persons with complex health problems, such as low back pain. Physioth...

    Authors: Kadija Perreault, Clermont E Dionne, Michel Rossignol and Diane Morin
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:160
  2. Unicameral bone cyst (UBC) is the most common benign lytic bone lesion seen in children. The aim of this study is to investigate clinical factors affecting pathological fracture and healing of UBC.

    Authors: Hiroshi Urakawa, Satoshi Tsukushi, Kozo Hosono, Hideshi Sugiura, Kenji Yamada, Yoshihisa Yamada, Eiji Kozawa, Eisuke Arai, Naohisa Futamura, Naoki Ishiguro and Yoshihiro Nishida
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:159
  3. Although beneficial effects of exercise in the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) have been established, only 14 -18% of patients with knee OA receive an exercise from their primary care provider. Patients...

    Authors: M Alison Brooks, John E Beaulieu, Herbert H Severson, Christa M Wille, David Cooper, Jeff M Gau and Bryan C Heiderscheit
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:158
  4. Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common musculoskeletal condition, particularly among women. Patients with PFPS usually experience weakness in the gluteal muscles, as well as pain and impaired motor co...

    Authors: Nayra Deise dos Anjos Rabelo, Bruna Lima, Amir Curcio dos Reis, André Serra Bley, Liu Chiao Yi, Thiago Yukio Fukuda, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa and Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:157
  5. Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head (FH) is believed to be caused by a multitude of etiologic factors and is associated with significant morbidity in younger populations. Eventually, the disease progr...

    Authors: Rick L Lau, Anthony V Perruccio, Heather MK Evans, Safiyyah R Mahomed, Nizar N Mahomed and Rajiv Gandhi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:156
  6. Muscle fatigue, weakness and atrophy are basilar clinical features that accompany facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) the third most common muscular dystrophy.

    Authors: Stefano Pasotti, Bruno Magnani, Emanuela Longa, Giuseppe Giovanetti, Albino Rossi, Angela Berardinelli, Rossella Tupler and Giuseppe D’Antona
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:155
  7. Impaired hand function is common in patients with arthritis and it affects performance of daily activities; thus, hand exercises are recommended. There is little information on the extent to which the disease ...

    Authors: Sofia Brorsson, Anna Nilsdotter, Carina Thorstensson and Ann Bremander
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:154
  8. Comprehensive rehabilitation, involving health professionals from various disciplines, is widely used as an adjunct to pharmacological and surgical treatment in people with rheumatic diseases. However, the evi...

    Authors: Ingvild Kjeken, Gunnhild Berdal, Ingvild Bø, Turid Dager, Anne Dingsør, Jon Hagfors, Bente Hamnes, Siv G Eppeland, Elin Fjerstad, Petter Mowinckel, Merete Nielsen, Randi W Rørstad, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Bente Slungaard, Sigrid H Wigers and Kåre Birger Hagen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:153
  9. There are few longitudinal cohort studies examining associations between incident MRI findings and incident spine-related symptom outcomes. Prior studies do not discriminate between the two distinct outcomes o...

    Authors: Pradeep Suri, Edward J Boyko, Jack Goldberg, Christopher W Forsberg and Jeffrey G Jarvik
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:152
  10. Hip fracture has a high mortality rate, but the actual level of long-term excess mortality and its impact on population-wide mortality remains controversial. The present prospective study investigated short- a...

    Authors: Li-Wei Hung, Wo-Jan Tseng, Guey-Shiun Huang and Jinn Lin
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:151
  11. During the last years, terms like acetabular retroversion, excessive overcoverage, and abnormal head-neck-junction with the so called “pistol-grip-deformity” has been added to the classical description of hip ...

    Authors: Ingmar Ipach, Ina-Christine Rondak, Saskia Sachsenmaier, Elisabeth Buck, Roland Syha and Falk Mittag
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:150
  12. Among the multiple conservative modalities, physiotherapy is a commonly utilized treatment modality in managing chronic non-specific spinal pain. Despite the scientific progresses with regard to pain and motor...

    Authors: Mieke Dolphens, Jo Nijs, Barbara Cagnie, Mira Meeus, Nathalie Roussel, Jeroen Kregel, Anneleen Malfliet, Guy Vanderstraeten and Lieven Danneels
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:149
  13. The choice between operative or nonoperative treatment is questioned for partial articular fractures of the radial head that have at least 2 millimeters of articular step-off on at least one radiograph (define...

    Authors: Wendy E Bruinsma, Izaäk F Kodde, Robert-Jan O de Muinck Keizer, Peter Kloen, Anneluuk LC Lindenhovius, Jos PAM Vroemen, Robert Haverlag, Michel PJ van den Bekerom, Hugo W Bolhuis, Pieter HJ Bullens, Sven AG Meylaerts, Peer van der Zwaal, E Philip Steller, Michiel Hageman, David C Ring, Dennis den Hartog…
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:147
  14. To examine if different rates of total knee replacement (TKR) in two similar cohorts with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) were associated with different functional impact of disease.

    Authors: Jingbo Niu, Michael Nevitt, Charles McCulloch, James Torner, C Elizabeth Lewis, Jeffrey N Katz and David T Felson
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:145
  15. Osteoporosis is a highly heritable trait. Among the genes associated with bone mineral density (BMD), the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 gene (LRP5) has been consistently identified in Caucasi...

    Authors: Rim Sassi, Hela Sahli, Chiraz Souissi, Hejer El Mahmoudi, Bechir Zouari, Amel Ben Ammar ElGaaied, Slaheddine Sellami and Serge Livio Ferrari
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:144
  16. In the knee, high-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has demonstrated that increased apparent bone volume fraction (trabecular bone volume per total volume; BV/TV) in the peri-articular proximal medial...

    Authors: Jeffrey B Driban, Mary F Barbe, Mamta Amin, Neil S Kalariya, Ming Zhang, Grace H Lo, Anna M Tassinari, Daniel Harper, Lori Lyn Price, Charles B Eaton, Erika Schneider and Timothy E McAlindon
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:143
  17. Previous studies found increased case fatality after myocardial infarction and more frequent sudden death in RA patients compared to non-RA subjects. The RA associated CV risk might be explained by the combine...

    Authors: Inger L Meek, Harald E Vonkeman and Mart AFJ van de Laar
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:142
  18. Many people suffer from complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (CANS). CANS causes significant work problems, including absenteeism (sickness absence), presenteeism (decreased work productivity) and, ultimate...

    Authors: Nathan Hutting, Yvonne F Heerkens, Josephine A Engels, J Bart Staal and Maria WG Nijhuis-van der Sanden
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:141
  19. Low back pain (LBP) is a significant public health problem in Western industrialised countries and has been reported to affect up to 80% of adults at some stage in their lives. It is associated with high healt...

    Authors: Vivienne Chuter, Martin Spink, Angela Searle and Alan Ho
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:140
  20. Altered sensory information arising from damaged knee joint structures has been hypothesized as a contributing factor to persistent muscle dysfunction following injury.

    Authors: Joseph M Hart, Matthew Bessette, Luke Choi, MaCalus V Hogan and David Diduch
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:139
  21. Foot musculoskeletal deficits are seldom addressed by preventive medicine despite their high prevalence in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy.

    Authors: Cristina D Sartor, Renata H Hasue, Lícia P Cacciari, Marco K Butugan, Ricky Watari, Anice C Pássaro, Claudia Giacomozzi and Isabel CN Sacco
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:137
  22. No clinical data for the relationship of pronator quadratus (PQ) muscle to distal radius had been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the anatomical features of the PQ muscle related to plate os...

    Authors: Hsien-Yi Lo and Hong-Yi Cheng
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:136
  23. In a previous study we described the translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Italian version of the PTPSQ [PTPSQ-I(15)] in outpatients. To the authors’ knowledge, the PTPSQ was never studied in...

    Authors: Carla Vanti, Paolo Pillastrini, Marco Monticone, Daniele Ceron, Francesca Bonetti, Raffaella Piccarreta, Andrew Guccione and Francesco Saverio Violante
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:135
  24. Back pain represents a substantial burden globally, ranking first in a recent assessment among causes of years lived with disability. Though back pain is widely studied among working age adults, there are gaps...

    Authors: Jeffrey G Jarvik, Bryan A Comstock, Patrick J Heagerty, Judith A Turner, Sean D Sullivan, Xu Shi, David R Nerenz, Srdjan S Nedeljkovic, Larry Kessler, Kathryn James, Janna L Friedly, Brian W Bresnahan, Zoya Bauer, Andrew L Avins and Richard A Deyo
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:134
  25. Currently, the metatarsophalangeal angle (hallux valgus angle) is measured based on radiographic images. However, using X-ray examinations for epidemiological or screening purposes would be unethical, especial...

    Authors: Christian Klein, Wieland Kinz, Alexander Zembsch, Elisabeth Groll-Knapp and Michael Kundi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:133
  26. More than seven out of 10 Dutch construction workers describe their work as physically demanding. Ergonomic measures can be used to reduce these physically demanding work tasks. To increase the use of ergonomi...

    Authors: Steven Visser, Henk F van der Molen, Judith K Sluiter and Monique HW Frings-Dresen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:132
  27. Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is a significant public health problem, being the primary cause of work absenteeism, as well as affecting sufferers’ quality of life, in industrialized society. International guide...

    Authors: Audrey Petit, Ghislaine Roche-Leboucher, Luc Bontoux, Valérie Dubus, Yohann Ronzi, Yves Roquelaure and Isabelle Richard
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:131
  28. Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) have dramatic consequences for individual and public health. Risk factors for better and worse outcomes are important to optimize management. This study aimed to determine s...

    Authors: Felix Angst, Andreas R Gantenbein, Susanne Lehmann, Françoise Gysi-Klaus, André Aeschlimann, Beat A Michel and Frank Hegemann
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:130

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  29. Cervical radicular syndrome (CRS) due to a herniated disc can be safely treated by surgical decompression of the spinal root. In the vast majority of cases this relieves pain in the arm and restores function. ...

    Authors: Sarita van Geest, Barbara Kuijper, Marinus Oterdoom, Wilbert van den Hout, Ronald Brand, Theo Stijnen, Pim Assendelft, Bart Koes, Wilco Jacobs, Wilco Peul and Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:129
  30. Foot and ankle injuries account for a large proportion of Emergency Department attendance. The aim of this study was to assess population-based trends in attendances due to foot and ankle injuries in the Nethe...

    Authors: A Siebe De Boer, Tim Schepers, Martien JM Panneman, Ed F Van Beeck and Esther MM Van Lieshout
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:128
  31. We have previously observed, in studies on an experimental overuse model, that the tachykinin system may be involved in the processes of muscle inflammation (myositis) and other muscle tissue alterations. To f...

    Authors: Yafeng Song, Per S Stål, Ji-Guo Yu, Ronny Lorentzon, Clas Backman and Sture Forsgren
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:126
  32. Cervical pedicle screw (CPS) insertion is a technically demanding procedure. The quantitative understanding of cervical pedicle morphology, especially the narrowest part of cervical pedicle or isthmus, would m...

    Authors: Pongsthorn Chanplakorn, Chaiwat Kraiwattanapong, Kitti Aroonjarattham, Pittavat Leelapattana, Gun Keorochana, Suphaneewan Jaovisidha and Wiwat Wajanavisit
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:125
  33. High tibial osteotomy is a common procedure to treat symptomatic osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee with varus alignment. This is achieved by overcorrecting the varus alignment to 2-6° of val...

    Authors: Maarten R Huizinga, Reinoud W Brouwer and Tom M van Raaij
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:124
  34. The aim of the present study was to analyse the influence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) on electromyographic activity in the masseter and temporal muscles of adolescents and investigate a possible associ...

    Authors: Leandro Lauriti, Lara Jansiski Motta, Camila Haddad Leal de Godoy, Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez, Fabiano Politti, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes and Sandra Kalil Bussadori
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:123
  35. Connexin 43 (Cx43) is the predominant gap junction protein in bone. Mice with a bone-specific deletion of Cx43 (cKO) have an osteopenic cortical phenotype. In a recent study, we demonstrated that cKO mice are ...

    Authors: Shane A Lloyd, Alayna E Loiselle, Yue Zhang and Henry J Donahue
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:122
  36. Depression is a major public health problem among adults with arthritis and other rheumatic disease. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of previous meta-analyses addressing the effect...

    Authors: George A Kelley and Kristi S Kelley
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:121
  37. Valid measures of physical activity are critical research tools. The objective of this study was to develop a Spanish translation of the Yale Physical Activity Survey, and to provide preliminary evidence of it...

    Authors: Jeffrey N Katz, Maria T Perez, Nina N Niu, Yan Dong, Sarah A Brownlee, Scott A Elman, Derek S Stenquist, Adianez Santiago, Edward S Sanchez and Jamie E Collins
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:120
  38. The prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal pain is considerable among healthcare workers, allegedly due to high physical work demands of healthcare work. Previous investigations have shown promising re...

    Authors: Markus D Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup, Mikkel Brandt, Anne Zoëga Kristensen, Kenneth Jay, Reinhard Stelter, Ebbe Lavendt, Per Aagaard and Lars L Andersen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:119
  39. The conventional treatment for Dupuytren’s disease is surgery. The introduction of alternative treatment strategies creates a need to track outcomes and costs relating to surgical treatment and risk factors, s...

    Authors: David Eckerdal, Axel Nivestam and Lars B Dahlin
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:117
  40. In addition to its important metabolic activities, vitamin D also contributes to the regulation of the immune system. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between hypovitaminosis D and disease ...

    Authors: Ilham Bouaddi, Samira Rostom, Dalal El Badri, Asmae Hassani, Bouchra Chkirate, Redoine Abouqal, Bouchra Amine and Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:115
  41. Porous biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) ceramics exhibit good biocompatibility and bone conduction but are not inherently osteoinductive. To overcome this disadvantage, we coated conventional porous BCP cerami...

    Authors: Jianzhong Hu, Yongchun Zhou, Lihua Huang, Jun Liu and Hongbin Lu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:114
  42. Comparative effectiveness research has recently attracted considerable attention. The C omparative E ffectiveness R egistry to study T herapies for A rthritis and I nflammatory Con ditions (CERTAIN) is an ongoing...

    Authors: Dimitrios A Pappas, Joel M Kremer, George Reed, Jeffrey D Greenberg and Jeffrey R Curtis
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:113
  43. Low adherence to bisphosphonate therapy is associated with increased fracture risk. Factors associated with discontinuation of osteoporosis medications have not been studied in-depth. This study assessed medic...

    Authors: Huifeng Yun, Jeffrey R Curtis, Lingli Guo, Meredith Kilgore, Paul Muntner, Kenneth Saag, Robert Matthews, Michael Morrisey, Nicole C Wright, David J Becker and Elizabeth Delzell
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:112
  44. Although useful in the emergency treatment of pelvic ring injuries, external fixation is associated with pin tract infections, the patient’s limited mobility and a restricted surgical accessibility to the lowe...

    Authors: Georg Osterhoff, Simon Tiziani, Stephen J Ferguson, Gregor Spreiter, Max J Scheyerer, Gian-Leza Spinas, Guido A Wanner, Hans-Peter Simmen and Clément ML Werner
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:111

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