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Association of global sagittal spinal deformity with functional disability two years after total hip arthroplasty

The relationship between spinopelvic alignment and functional disability after total hip arthroplasty (THA) has not been fully elucidated despite the growing recognition of its importance on patient-reported o...

Authors: Yoshinori Okamoto, Hitoshi Wakama, Tomohiro Okayoshi, Shuhei Otsuki and Masashi Neo

Plantar load transfer in children: a descriptive study with two pathological case studies

Typical gait is often considered to be highly symmetrical, with gait asymmetries typically associated with pathological gait. Whilst gait symmetry is often expressed in symmetry ratios, measures of symmetry do...

Authors: Alexis Brierty, Christopher P. Carty, Claudia Giacomozzi, Teresa Phillips, Henry P. J. Walsh, David Bade and Sean Horan

In vitro and in vivo tenocyte-protective effectiveness of dehydroepiandrosterone against high glucose-induced oxidative stress

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an adrenal steroid, has a protective role against diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the in vitro and in vivo protective effects of DHEA against high glucose-induced oxida...

Authors: Shintaro Mukohara, Yutaka Mifune, Atsuyuki Inui, Hanako Nishimoto, Takashi Kurosawa, Kohei Yamaura, Tomoya Yoshikawa and Ryosuke Kuroda

Quantitative measurements of adaptive bone remodeling around the cemented Zimmer® segmental stem after tumor resection arthroplasty using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

Limb salvage surgery (LSS) is the preferred method for treatment of patients with sarcomas and to a greater extent also to patients with metastatic bone disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate th...

Authors: Christina Enciso Holm, Peter Horstmann, Michala Skovlund Sørensen, Karen Dyreborg and Michael Mørk Petersen

Unilateral premature osteoarthritis of the hip with excessive anteversion of the femoral neck developing in the early second decade: two surgical cases

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip rarely develops in the early second decade. As the incidence of this disease is low, no treatment method has been established. We report two patients with unilateral OA in their ...

Authors: Takahiro Nishimura, Hideaki Watanabe, Naoya Taki, Saki Onuma and Ichiro Kikkawa

Pressure pain thresholds in individuals with knee pain: a cross-sectional study

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), chronic widespread pain (CWP) and overweight/obesity are public health problems that often coincide, and there is a multifactorial and unclear relationship between them. The study ai...

Authors: Charlotte Sylwander, Ingrid Larsson, Emma Haglund, Stefan Bergman and Maria L.E. Andersson

Effects of self-management education programmes on self-efficacy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Enhancing self-efficacy to manage symptoms and functions is an important aspect of self-management for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Many reports have investigated the effects of self-management educ...

Authors: Daisuke Uritani, Hitoshi Koda and Sho Sugita

A Malaysian Delphi consensus on managing knee osteoarthritis

The 2013 Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Osteoarthritis (OA) recommend a linear step-up approach to manage knee OA. However, patients with knee OA often require a multimodal approac...

Authors: Swan Sim Yeap, Syamsul Rizal Abu Amin, Hazlyna Baharuddin, Kar Chai Koh, Joon Kiong Lee, Verna Kar Mun Lee, Nor Hamdan Mohamad Yahaya, Cheh Chin Tai and Maw Pin Tan

Preoperative prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in patients scheduled to have surgery for degenerative musculoskeletal disorders

Although the incidence of symptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism after elective surgery for degenerative musculoskeletal disorders is comparatively low, it is extremely detrimental to both patients and health-c...

Authors: Keigo Sato, Hideki Date, Takehiro Michikawa, Mitsuhiro Morita, Kazue Hayakawa, Shinjiro Kaneko and Nobuyuki Fujita

The effect of surgeon-controlled variables on construct stiffness in lateral locked plating of distal femoral fractures

Nonunion following treatment of supracondylar femur fractures with lateral locked plates (LLP) has been reported to be as high as 21 %. Implant related and surgeon-controlled variables have been postulated to ...

Authors: Michael J. Weaver, George W. Chaus, Aidin Masoudi, Kaveh Momenzadeh, Amin Mohamadi, Edward K Rodriguez, Mark S. Vrahas and Ara Nazarian

Non-elective and revision arthroplasty are independently associated with hip and knee prosthetic joint infection caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: a Brazilian single center observational cohort study of 98 patients

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) caused by Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) has become a growing concern due to its overwhelming ability to express resistance to antibiotics and produce biofilm.

Authors: Raquel Bandeira da Silva, Rodrigo Otavio Araujo and Mauro José Salles

Using a mixture of local bone dust and morselized bone as graft materials in single- and double-level ACDF

Using a cage filled with local bone in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) can eliminate morbidities associated with autograft harvest from the iliac crest while achieving high fusion rates. However...

Authors: Fei Ma, Shicai Xu, Yehui Liao, Qiang Tang, Chao Tang, Qing Wang and Dejun Zhong

The correlation between the change of Hounsfield units value and Modic changes in the lumbar vertebral endplate

To evaluate the changes of Hounsfield units (HU) value in different types of Modic changes (MCs) and to analyze the correlation between the change of HU value and area ratio of MCs region, bone mineral density...

Authors: Jiandong Zhu, Hao Wu, Yilei Chen, Junhui Liu, Zhi Shan, Shunwu Fan and Fengdong Zhao

Association between muscle strength, upper extremity fatigue resistance, work ability and upper extremity dysfunction in a sample of workers at a tertiary hospital

Upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders negatively affect ability to perform activities of daily living, self-care and work. Therefore, outcome measurements that address muscle strength, fatigue resistance, ...

Authors: Thaís Marques Fifolato, Heloísa Correa Bueno Nardim, Ester Rodrigues do Carmo Lopes, Karen A. Kawano Suzuki, Natalia Claro da Silva, Felipe de Souza Serenza and Marisa C. Registro Fonseca

Determinants of clinical practice guidelines’ utilization for the management of musculoskeletal disorders: a scoping review

Many clinical practice guidelines have been developed for the management of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). However, there is a gap between evidence-based knowledge and clinical practice, and reasons are poo...

Authors: Delphine Sorondo, Cyrille Delpierre, Pierre Côté, Louis-Rachid Salmi, Christine Cedraschi, Anne Taylor-Vaisey and Nadège Lemeunier

Association between serum bone biomarker levels and therapeutic response to abatacept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA): a multicenter, prospective, and observational RA ultrasound cohort study in Japan

To evaluate the effect of treatment on serum bone biomarkers and explore whether serum bone biomarkers are associated with therapeutic response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with abatacept.

Authors: Shin-ya Kawashiri, Yushiro Endo, Ayako Nishino, Momoko Okamoto, Sosuke Tsuji, Ayuko Takatani, Toshimasa Shimizu, Remi Sumiyoshi, Tomohiro Koga, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Toshiyuki Aramaki, Yukitaka Ueki…

Intraoperative rotational kinematics and its influence on postoperative clinical outcomes differ according to age in Unicompartmental knee Arthroplasty

Although Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is used in patients of wide age ranges, there is no clear information regarding the age differences in terms of intraoperative femorotibial rotational k...

Authors: Kohei Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Inui, Shuji Taketomi, Ryota Yamagami, Kenichi Kono, Shin Sameshima, Tomofumi Kage and Sakae Tanaka

Intraoperative hypothermia in patients undergoing Total knee arthroplasty: a cross-sectional study from a developing country

Intraoperative hypothermia is associated with various risk factors, morbidity, and mortality in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), increasing the emotional and financial burden on patients. Thi...

Authors: Ronika Devi Ukrani, Aiman Arif, Anum Sadruddin, Obada Hasan and Shahryar Noordin

Hallux valgus deformity and postural sway: a cross-sectional study

Hallux valgus deformity has been reported to be associated with increased postural sway. However, the direction and magnitude of postural sway associated with hallux valgus remain inconclusive. We assessed the...

Authors: Hiroaki Omae, Takashi Ohsawa, Naohiro Hio, Kazuhiko Tsunoda, Takuya Omodaka, Shogo Hashimoto, Akira Ueno, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Yoichi Iizuka and Hirotaka Chikuda

Maturation process of regenerated tissues after single-stage simultaneous autologous particulated cartilage implantation and open wedge high tibial osteotomy for articular cartilage defects with medial osteoarthritis of bilateral knees: a case report

Open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) is an effective treatment option for young and middle-aged active patients with medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (OA). In addition, particulated cartilage im...

Authors: Yasushi Oshima, Norishige Iizawa, Shinro Takai and Tokifumi Majima

The burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis in Finnish occupational healthcare

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability and pain especially among older adults, but it is also known to affect working age individuals, often leading to reduced productivity and increased healthca...

Authors: Milla Summanen, Liisa Ukkola-Vuoti, Samu Kurki, Samuli Tuominen and Rami Madanat

Effects of behavioural exercise therapy on the effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised controlled trial

The long-term effects of behavioural medical rehabilitation (BMR), as a type of multidisciplinary rehabilitation, in the treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain (CLBP) have been shown. However, the spe...

Authors: Jana Semrau, Christian Hentschke, Stefan Peters and Klaus Pfeifer

Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears with platelet rich plasma: a prospective study with 2 year follow‐up

Surgical treatment of full-thickness rotator cuff (RC) tears is associated with generally good results. There is no consensus regarding treatment of partial thickness tears that fail conservative treatment. Th...

Authors: Chadwick C Prodromos, Susan Finkle, Alexandra Prodromos, Jasmine Li Chen, Aron Schwartz and Lucas Wathen

Extra-articular migration of PEEK interference screw after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a report of two cases

The interference screw is the most popular device that fixes the graft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, reducing the incidence of windshield effect and bungee effect. For the screw, either metall...

Authors: Chao-Hua Fang, Ming Li, Yun-Feng Zhang and Hua Liu

Reverse wedge effect following intramedullary nail fixation of trochanteric fracture, what does it imply?

Lag screw cut-out is the most common cause of fixation failure of trochanteric fractures. Intraoperative assessment of fracture reduction and fixation quality is vital to avoid fracture reduction and achieve g...

Authors: Wei Hao, Long Fang, Shuangshuang Yin, Yongjie Lin and Bingchen Wang

Does patient positioning influence blood loss and transfusion rate in hip replacement for femoral neck fractures? A single-centre, retrospective chart review

We compared blood loss and transfusion frequency between the lateral decubitus and the supine position in patients undergoing hip replacement surgery due to femoral neck fractures.

Authors: Thomas Haider, Jesse Seilern und Aspang, Claudia Gahleitner, Stefan Plesser and Stefan Hajdu

The influence of sagittal pelvic malrotation on transverse acetabular ligament guided cup orientation: a retrospective cohort study

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) candidates frequently present pelvic malrotation. The aim of this study is to analyze how pelvic malrotation influence transverse acetabular ligament (TAL) guided cup orientation a...

Authors: Tingxian Ling, Zichuan Ding, Mingcheng Yuan, Kai Zhou and Zongke Zhou

Changes in macrophage and inflammatory cytokine expressions during fracture healing in an ovariectomized mice model

Macrophages and inflammatory cytokines play important roles in bone fracture healing. However, the expression patterns of macrophages and inflammatory cytokines during fracture healing under the condition of p...

Authors: Lin Chen, Shao Cheng, Kanghui Sun, Jing Wang, Xinhua Liu, Yongjian Zhao, Junjie Yang, Dongfeng Zhao, Chunchun Xue, Yuren Tao, Shitian Zhao, Hao Zhang, Sheng Lu, Qi Shi, Yongjun Wang and Bing Shu

Intra-and interobserver reliability of determining the femoral footprint of the torn anterior cruciate ligament on MRI scans

Re-injury rates following reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are significant; in more than 20% of patients a rupture of the graft occurs. One of the main reasons for graft failure is malpos...

Authors: M. J. M. Zee, R. A. Sulaihem, R. L. Diercks and I. van den Akker-Scheek

Duloxetine reduces pain after Total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled study

Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of duloxetine in reducing postoperative pain and opioid consumption. However, the effect of duloxetine on total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains unclear. The objec...

Authors: Hao Li, Wei-Nan Zeng, Zi-Chuan Ding, Ming-Cheng Yuan, Yong-Rui Cai and Zong-Ke Zhou

Hip arthroscopy has good clinical outcomes in the treatment of osteoid osteoma of the acetabulum

Osteoid osteoma (OO) of the acetabulum is a relatively rare disease. However, the the clinical outcomes of hip arthroscopy for treatment of OO of the acetabulum are still uncertain.

Authors: Guanying Gao, Ruiqi Wu, Rongge Liu, Yingfang Ao, Jianquan Wang and Yan Xu

Efficacy of the “Eiffel tower” double titanium elastic nailing in combined management of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia: preliminary outcomes of 17 cases with review of literature

Difficulty in obtaining union, recurrent fractures, and residual deformities remain the problems challenging the management of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT). We applied the “Eiffel Tower” double...

Authors: Xiaoyu Wang, Li Shi, Rui Zhang, Wenbo Wang, Feng Wang, Mengwei Wang, Ze Xu, Rongtai Zuo, Jia Xu and Qinglin Kang

Testing the proportional hazards assumption in cox regression and dealing with possible non-proportionality in total joint arthroplasty research: methodological perspectives and review

Survival analysis and effect of covariates on survival time is a central research interest. Cox proportional hazards regression remains as a gold standard in the survival analysis. The Cox model relies on the ...

Authors: Ilari Kuitunen, Ville T. Ponkilainen, Mikko M. Uimonen, Antti Eskelinen and Aleksi Reito

A posterolateral sheared fracture of the tibial plateau: a case presentation

Among tibial plateau fractures, one specialized type is the posterolateral column fracture. There are few published studies on posterolateral tibial plateau fractures with a sheared fragment that was wedged in...

Authors: Jinyi Feng, Yang Gu, Wuji You and Gang Rui

Development of foot length in children with congenital clubfoot up to 7 years of age: a prospective follow-up study

Clubfeet are typically shorter than normal feet. This study aimed first to describe the development of foot length in a consecutive series of children with congenital clubfoot and second to relate foot length ...

Authors: Evgenia Manousaki, Anna-Clara Esbjörnsson, Gunnar Hägglund and Hanneke Andriesse

Measurement of femoral posterior condylar offset and posterior tibial slope in normal knees based on 3D reconstruction

Femoral posterior condylar offset (PCO) and posterior tibial slope (PTS) are important for postoperative range of motion after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, normative data of PCO and PTS and the corr...

Authors: Liangxiao Bao, Shengwei Rong, Zhanjun Shi, Jian Wang and Yang Zhang

Effects of eccentric exercises on improving ankle dorsiflexion in soccer players

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of targeted eccentric calf muscle exercises compared to regular training on ankle dorsiflexion in healthy adolescent soccer players with a decreased ankle ...

Authors: Iris Femmigje Lagas, Duncan E. Meuffels, Edwin Visser, Floor P. Groot, Max Reijman, Jan A.N. Verhaar and Robert-Jan de Vos

Use of conservative therapy before and after surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Conservative therapies are typically offered to individuals who experience mild or intermittent symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) or postoperatively to subjects who have undergone carpal tunnel release....

Authors: Juhani Multanen, Mikko M. Uimonen, Jussi P. Repo, Arja Häkkinen and Jari Ylinen

Factors and predictive model associated with perioperative complications after long fusion in the treatment of adult non-degenerative scoliosis

Adult non-degenerative scoliosis accounts for 90% of spinal deformities in young adults. However, perioperative complications and related risk factors of long posterior instrumentation and fusion for the treat...

Authors: Nan Wu, Jiashen Shao, Zhen Zhang, Shengru Wang, Ziquan Li, Sen Zhao, Yang Yang, Lian Liu, Chenxi Yu, Sen Liu, Zhengye Zhao, You Du, Yuanqiang Zhang, Lianlei Wang, Yu Zhao, Keyi Yu…

Severe osteolysis and periprosthetic femoral fracture 45 years after acrylic hemiarthroplasty of the hip: a case report

Hip arthroplasty using acrylic prosthesis was once conducted; however, it has now been abandoned because of early breakages and wear of material. Therefore, complications or revision surgeries due to the use o...

Authors: Hisatoshi Ishikura, Masaki Nakamura, Kenta Matsuda, Takeyuki Tanaka, Hirotaka Kawano and Sakae Tanaka

The influence of preoperative knee flexion contracture severity on short-term outcome of orthopedic surgery in ambulatory children with bilateral cerebral palsy

Indications and cutoff value of deformities to determine surgical procedures for flexed knee gait are not clear. The aim was to determine the influence of none or mild, and moderate preoperative knee flexion c...

Authors: Evelina Pantzar-Castilla, Brian Po-Jung Chen, Freeman Miller and Jacques Riad

Bone Sclerostin and Dickkopf-related protein-1 are positively correlated with bone mineral density, bone microarchitecture, and bone strength in postmenopausal osteoporosis

Wnt-catenin signaling antagonists sclerostin and dickkopf-related protein-1 (Dkk-1) inhibit bone formation and are involved in the pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PO). However, the association bet...

Authors: Jia Peng, Zhang Dong, Zhang Hui, Wang Aifei, Deng Lianfu and Xu Youjia

Osteitis fibrosa cystica mimicking bone tumor, a case report

We report a case of osteitis fibrosa cystica, a rare benign resorptive bone lesion caused by hyperparathyroidism, that presented on imaging as an aggressive bone tumor.

Authors: Maya L. Nasser, Serge Medawar, Tonine Younan, Halim Abboud and Viviane Trak-Smayra

Two year follow up of supercapsular percutaneously assisted total hip arthroplasty

Dislocation after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) has an incidence of 2–3%. Approximately 77% of dislocations occur within the first year after surgery. The SuperPATH technique is a minimally invasive app...

Authors: Andrew Kay, Derek Klavas, Varan Haghshenas, Mimi Phan and Daniel Le

Effects of wrist extension on median nerve and flexor tendon excursions in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a case control study

Reduced gliding ability of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel has been observed in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gliding abilities of the median n...

Authors: Chien-Ting Liu, Dung-Huan Liu, Chii-Jen Chen, You-Wei Wang, Pao-Sheng Wu and Yi-Shiung Horng

Global sagittal alignment of the spine, pelvis, lower limb after vertebral compression fracture and its effect on quality of life

Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are the most common among all osteoporotic fractures. The body may compensate to the kyphosis from vertebral compression fractures with lordosis of the adjacent spinal se...

Authors: Leo Tsz Ching Chau, Zongshan Hu, Koko Shaau Yiu Ko, Gene Chi Wai Man, Kwong Hang Yeung, Ying Yeung Law, Lawrence Chun Man Lau, Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Winnie Chiu Wing Chu, Jack Chun Yiu Cheng and Sheung Wai Law

Effects of worn and new footwear on plantar pressure in people with gout

In clinical trials, good quality athletic shoes offer short-term improvements (two-months) in foot pain and disability in people with gout, but these improvements are not sustained over time. This may be due t...

Authors: Mike Frecklington, Nicola Dalbeth, Peter McNair, Alain Vandal, Peter Gow and Keith Rome

The role of fibrinogen in predicting reinfection after DAIR for periprosthetic joint infections

Fibrinogen (FIB) has been found to be a promising marker in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), however, the value of FIB in predicting reinfection of PJI is unknown. The purpose of this study was...

Authors: Dacheng Zhao, Jinwen He, Xingwen Wang, Xiaobing Zhao, Yayi Xia and Bin Geng

Retraction Note: High failure rate after Beta-tricalcium phosphate grafting for the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis: a retrospective analysis

Authors: Pei Liu, Xiao-hong Mu, Hua-chen Yu, Jian-lei Guan, Zhao-hui Liu, Wei-guo Wang, Qi-dong Zhang and Wan-shou Guo

Intraoperative Nice knots assistance for reduction in displaced comminuted clavicle fractures

The Nice knots have been widely used in orthopedic surgeries to fix torn soft tissue and fracture in recent years. The study aims to investigate the clinical efficacy and prognosis of intraoperative and postop...

Authors: Fangning Hu, Xi Liu, Fanxiao Liu, Honglei Jia, Xiaolong Lv, Fengrui Wang, Shihong Xu, Juanjuan Yang, Lingfei Hu, Bomin Wang and Yongliang Yang