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  1. This study evaluated the association between serum albumin levels and preoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in geriatric hip fractures.

    Authors: Yi-Lun Wu, Dan Zhang, Kai-Yuan Zhang, Ting Yan, Wen-Si Qiang, Ting Zhang and Bin-Fei Zhang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:672
  2. This study aimed to detect the differences in cervical muscle activation patterns in people with versus without cervical lordosis and explore the possible mechanism of cervical pain originating therein.

    Authors: Jiwoon Lim, Dajeong Lee, Sangyoung Kim, Seungeun Lee and Ju Seok Ryu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:666
  3. Intra-articular corticosteroid injections (ICSI) are an effective symptomatic treatment for osteoarthritis of the hip. However, the safety of ICSI has been questioned and a relatively high risk for septic arth...

    Authors: Laura Elisa Streck, Sebastian Braun, Kimi Spilo, Cosima Sue Boettner, Marco Brenneis and Friedrich Boettner
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:665
  4. Ultrasound is a powerful tool for diagnostic purposes and provides insight into both normal and pathologic tissue structure. Spatial frequency analysis (SFA) methods characterize musculoskeletal tissue organiz...

    Authors: Scott K. Crawford, Stephanie A. Kliethermes, Bryan C. Heiderscheit and Greg R. Bashford
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:664
  5. Despite the increasing use of cementless stems in total hip arthroplasty, the cemented stem has played a valuable role in the armamentarium of orthopedic surgeons. This study aims to compare two types of Libra...

    Authors: Ayman Ebied, Ahmed Ali Ebied, Ismail Badr, Mostafa Affara and Sameh Marei
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:663
  6. The evidence regarding the usefulness of assessment tools to support decisions of return-to-sport after surgery for patellar instability is scarce. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore the feasib...

    Authors: Trine Hysing-Dahl, L. H Magnussen, A. G. H. Faleide and E. Inderhaug
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:662
  7. This study aimed to examine the validity of the timed up and go test (TUGT), which is a representative, objective, and functional assessment that can evaluate walking speed, strength, and balance, and determin...

    Authors: Takuya Fukushima, Yusuke Okita, Noriko Watanabe, Shota Yokota, Jiro Nakano and Akira Kawai
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:661
  8. There are many reference axes to determine the rotational positioning of the femoral prosthesis in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), mainly including the surgical transepicondylar axis (sTEA), anatomical transepi...

    Authors: Kun Liu, Xuande Liu, Yujun Guan, Haotong Ma, Donglin Fu and Zongqing Fan
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:660
  9. The influencing factors of osteoporosis are complex, the incidence of osteoporosis is higher in middle-aged and elderly women, and osteoporotic fractures (OF) can seriously affect quality of life. Currently, t...

    Authors: PengChao Xu, JiRong Ge, Hong Jiang, YuJuan Lin, YunJin Ye, XiaoBin Huang, YanYan He and LiPeng Xue
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:659
  10. To explore whether the laminectomy extension can effectively prevent spinal cord injury (SCI) due to spinal shortening after 3-column osteotomy in goat models.

    Authors: Yuyue Chen, Haozhi Yang, Ningling Xie, Shuang Zhang, Xiaobao Zou, Chenfu Deng, Binbin Wang, Hengrui Li and Xiangyang Ma
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:658
  11. Turkish Super League teams need more information about the external load. Considering the specific country and the coaches’ philosophies, the purpose of this study was to compare the external match load of a T...

    Authors: Zeki Akyildiz, Yılmaz Yüksel, Yaşar Birgonül, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Rafael Oliveira, Erhan Çene, Coskun Parim, Filipe Manuel Clemente and Hadi Nobari
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:656
  12. The existence of a “bare area” at the anterior plateau has been observed in cases where anteromedial and/or anterolateral proximal tibial locking plates are used for fixation in the treatment of hyperextension...

    Authors: Zhijian Sun, Ting Li, Yabo Liu, Yujiang Mao, Weihua Li, Qi Guo, Shaoliang Li and Changrun Li
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:655
  13. Given the rising prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, radiofrequency ablation of genicular nerves (RFA) has emerged as a promising treatment option for knee pain. The knee has an extremely complex and variable i...

    Authors: Chinchu Kolakkanni, Nitesh Manohar Gonnade, Ravi Gaur, Ashish Kumar Nayyar, Rambeer Ghuleliya and Abins TK
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:654
  14. Total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA) are surgical interventions for patients with primary and posttraumatic osteoarthritis. The present clinical investigation compared gender differences in THA and TKA.

    Authors: Julian Koettnitz, Filippo Migliorini, Christian D. Peterlein and Christian Götze
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:653
  15. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between multifidus degeneration and sex, age and side of protrusion in patients with lumbar disc herniation(LDH).

    Authors: Guogang Tian, Yi Wang, Jiao Xia, Jiang Wen, Tao Li, Yuewen Li and Guogang Dai
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:652
  16. Osteoarthritis (OA) represents a leading cause of disability with limited data available for the Greek patients.

    Authors: P. Savvari, I. Skiadas, S. A. Papadakis, V. Psychogios, O. D. Argyropoulou, A. P. Pastroudis, G. A. Skarpas, A. Tsoutsanis, A. Garofalakis, G. Katsifis, D. Boumpas and D. Menegas
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:651
  17. Traditionally, the size of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) components is predicted by preoperative radiographic templating, which is of limited accuracy. This study aimed to evaluate the role of demographic data...

    Authors: Mohsen Ostovar, Mahmoud Jabalameli, Mohammad Reza Bahaeddini, Abolfazl Bagherifard, Mansour Bahardoust and Alireza Askari
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:650
  18. Lateral condyle fracture of the humerus is the second most common elbow fracture in children. Non-displaced lateral condyle fractures can often be managed with cast and conservative care, while reduction and f...

    Authors: Yoon Joo Cho, Se Hyun Kang and Mu Hyun Kang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:649
  19. Postoperative limb length discrepancy (LLD) is a common complication of total hip arthroplasty, and several methods exist to prevent LLD, but each has its benefits and drawbacks. The study investigates the app...

    Authors: Junzhe Wu, Xunrong Zhuang, Chaohui Lin, Lijiang He and Rongmou Zhang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:648
  20. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive and degenerative condition. Several pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are able to improve the OA symptoms and the structural characteristics of the af...

    Authors: Alessandra Colombini, Gianluca Doro, Enrico Ragni, Luca Forte, Laura de Girolamo and Fabio Zerbinati
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:647
  21. Lower back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder that may affect students’ daily lives. Recent psychological research showed a relevant connection between LBP and multidimensional health. However, th...

    Authors: Mohammed M Alshehri, Amjad M Alqhtani, Shahd H Gharawi, Raghad A Sharahily, Wajd A Fathi, Shahad G Alnamy, Shaima A Alothman, Yasir S. Alshehri, Ahmed S. Alhowimel, Bader A. Alqahtani and Aqeel M. Alenazi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:646
  22. Our objective was to summarize, synthesize, and integrate the evidence evaluating the effectiveness of biophysical agents compared to other conservative treatments, for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome...

    Authors: Armaghan Dabbagh, Christina Ziebart, Joy C MacDermid, Tara Packham and Ruby Grewal
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:645
  23. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a common reason for seeking primary health care. The STarT Musculoskeletal (MSK) tool is designed to stratify patients suffering from MSDs to risk groups, based on prognost...

    Authors: Eva Rasmussen-Barr, Maria Sövelid, Rasmus Krantz and Jonathan C. Hill
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:644
  24. Sagittal imbalance is a common cause of low back pain and dysfunction in patients with degenerative spinal deformity (DSD), which greatly affects their quality of life. Strength and endurance are important fun...

    Authors: Can Chen, Sen Yang, Yong Tang, Xueke Yu, Chunhua Chen, Chengmin Zhang and Fei Luo
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:643
  25. Low back pain is a common condition that becomes even more prevalent with aging. A non-pharmacological multidisciplinary approach for chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) has been recommended, but integ...

    Authors: Iago Garreta-Catala, Rosa Planas-Balagué, Reza Abouzari, Thiago Carnaval, Joan M. Nolla, Sebastián Videla and José-Luis Agulló-Ferré
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:642
  26. After the COVID-19 outbreak, many Chinese high school students have increased their dependence on electronic devices for studying and life, which may affect the incidence of neck and shoulder pain (NSP) in Chi...

    Authors: Ruilong Wang, Yue Yin, Haoliang Zhang, Letian Pan, Yuanting Zhu, Mingxiu Wang, Ziyin Huang, Weiheng Wang and Guoying Deng
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:641
  27. Amputation is a serious complication of acute compartment syndrome (ACS), and predicting the risk factors associated with amputation remains a challenge for surgeons. The aim of this study was to analyze the r...

    Authors: Donglei Wei, Jianwen Cheng, Yage Jiang, Nanchang Huang, Jianhui Xiang, Junfeng Li, Hui Wang, Wei Su and Jinmin Zhao
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:640
  28. The aim was to study associations between chronic widespread pain, widespread pain sensitivity, leptin, and metabolic factors in individuals with knee pain. A secondary aim was to study these associations in a...

    Authors: Maria L.E. Andersson, Emelie Thorén, Charlotte Sylwander and Stefan Bergman
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:639
  29. The anterior ilioinguinal and the posterior Kocher-Langenbeck approach have long been the standard surgical approaches to the acetabulum. The last decade has witnessed the development of so-called intrapelvic ...

    Authors: Sebastian Lippross, Clara Wehrenpfennig, Thilo Wedel, Andreas Seekamp, Daniar Osmonov, Babak Moradi, Stefanie Fitschen-Oestern, Joerg Finn, Tim Klueter, Bodo Kurz and Ibrahim Alkatout
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:638
  30. The purpose of this retrospective study was to introduce an alternative technique for the treatment of type II symptomatic ulnar styloid nonunion by the reinsertion of the triangular fibrocartilage complex and...

    Authors: Xiaofei Yu, Yadong Yu, Xu Zhang, Jia Li, Tong Zhou and Huan Chen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:637
  31. In calcaneal fractures, the percutaneous screw fixation (PSF) is currently considered to be the better choice, but it is difficult to accurately place the screw into the sustentaculum tali (ST) during the oper...

    Authors: Xian. Li, Xiao-ke. Wang, Lian-kui. Yu, Chao. Zhang, Ming-ming. Zhao, Jun. Yan and Li-ren. Han
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:636
  32. Patient-reported outcomes are commonly used to assess patient symptoms. The effect of specific hip pathology on relationships between perceived and objectively measured symptoms remains unclear. The purpose of...

    Authors: Brandon Nunley, Edward P. Mulligan, Avneesh Chhabra, Nicholas P. Fey and Joel Wells
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:635
  33. Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) has been associated with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in animal studies, but epidemiologic evidence of the association remains controversial. We investigated the association between MetS...

    Authors: Talal Ibrahim, Abdulaziz F Ahmed, Mariam Nofal, Abdelsalam Hegazy and Hassan M. K. Ghomrawi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:634
  34. Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the most common and disabling conditions worldwide. A neglected aspect of knee OA is its psychosocial impact, such as shame. However, assessment tools to measure shame...

    Authors: Jia Ying Yeo, Chien Joo Lim and Bryan Yijia Tan
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:633
  35. Recent studies have shown that immobilization enhances reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and mitophagy activity in atrophic skeletal muscle. However, there are relatively few studies examining the biolo...

    Authors: Feng Wang, Ting Zhou, Chen Xu Zhou, Quan Bing Zhang, Hua Wang and Yun Zhou
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:632
  36. The purpose of this study was to clarify the attachment types of the tibialis anterior tendon (TAT) in Japanese fixed cadavers and to determine the attachment site area in three dimensions.

    Authors: Tomoki Hirai, Mutsuaki Edama, Ryoya Togashi, Haruki Osanami, Rina Saito, Koyo Kato, Mayuu Shagawa, Chie Sekine, Hirotake Yokota, Ryo Hirabayashi, Tomonobu Ishigaki, Hiroshi Akuzawa, Yuki Yamada, Taku Toriumi and Ikuo Kageyama
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:631
  37. Different types of grafts can be used for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). There is little published data regarding skeletally immature patients. The purpose of this systematic review was to a...

    Authors: S Verhagen, M Dietvorst, EJLG Delvaux, MC van der Steen and RPA Janssen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:630
  38. This study compares the symptomatic 90-day venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates in patients receiving aspirin to patients receiving low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), afte...

    Authors: Verinder Sidhu, Helen Badge, Timothy Churches, Justine Maree Naylor, Sam Adie and Ian A Harris
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:629
  39. To investigate the characteristics and seasonal patterns of distal radius fractures (DRFs) over the preceding five years, with the aim of establishing a clinical foundation for the prevention and management of...

    Authors: Zhenyu Luo, Wei Zhu, Chao Jiang, Wei He and Hua Zuo
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:627
  40. Under the restriction of social activities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there was concern about the loss of muscle mass due to a decrease in physical activity for the elderly. The p...

    Authors: Masaru Tanaka, Masahiro Kanayama, Tomoyuki Hashimoto, Fumihiro Oha, Yukitoshi Shimamura, Takeru Tsujimoto, Yuichi Hasegawa, Tsutomu Endo, Hidetoshi Nojiri and Muneaki Ishijima
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:626
  41. The risks associated with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) have gained significant recognition over time. A prevalent form of distal DVT is isolated calf muscular venous thrombosis (ICMVT). Despite its common clinic...

    Authors: Jian Peng, Bin Feng, Weizhi Ren, Shijie Jiang, Chenying Wu, Zhenghui Hu and Wei Xu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:625
  42. Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a common pain disorder. Diagnostic criteria include physical findings which are often unreliable or not universally accepted. A precise biosignature may improve diagnosis and ...

    Authors: Aishwarya Pradeep, Aybike Birerdinc, Travis Branigan, Vy Phan, Hailey Morris, Jay Shah, Secili DeStefano, Siddhartha Sikdar, John Srbely, Dinesh Kumbhare, Antonio Stecco, James Paik and Lynn H. Gerber
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:624
  43. Garden I femoral neck fractures are nondisplaced femoral neck fractures. Nonoperative treatment and in situ fixation are the preferred treatments. However, the postoperative outcome is not satisfactory and the...

    Authors: Ying Wang, Jianxiong Ma, Haohao Bai, Hongqi Zhan, Bin Lu, Lei Sun, Hongzhen Jin, Xingwen Zhao, Yanfei Wu, Jiahui Chen and Xinlong Ma
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:623
  44. Little evidence has been provided regarding physical performance and flat-footedness in school-age children. Although flat feet may decrease the level of motor performance, findings remain inconsistent. Theref...

    Authors: Peter Sagat, Peter Bartik, Lovro Štefan and Vangelis Chatzilelekas
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:622
  45. Congenital scoliosis(CS) is associated with multiple organs defect, and cardiac abnormalities have been reported commonly associated with CS. Hemivertebra is caused by the failure of vertebral formation, which...

    Authors: Shengru Wang, Yiwei Zhao, You Du, Jianguo Zhang and Bin Yu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:621
  46. Adult spinal deformity has a substantially debilitating effect on older people’s physical and mental health. However, the impact of sagittal malalignment on locomotive syndrome (LS), sarcopenia, and physical f...

    Authors: Mio Yahata, Kei Watanabe, Hideki Tashi, Masayuki Ohashi, Takuya Yoda, Atsushi Nawata, Kazutoshi Nakamura and Hiroyuki Kawashima
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:620
  47. Wii Fit exergames have been less commonly used for the rehabilitation of athletes after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). This study aims to investigate the effects of an expert system using Wi...

    Authors: Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Abbas Asosheh, Azar Moezy and Arezoo Abasi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:617

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