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  1. The acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation is a major reason for shoulder instability. Different concepts of treatment and surgical methods are described in the literature. Thus, the purpose of this study wa...

    Authors: Thomas M. Tiefenboeck, Domenik Popp, Sandra Boesmueller, Stephan Payr, Julian Joestl, Micha Komjati, Harald Binder, Mark Schurz and Roman C. Ostermann
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:339
  2. Targeted treatment, matched according to specific clinical criteria e.g. hip muscle weakness, may result in better outcomes for people with patellofemoral pain (PFP). However, to ensure the success of future t...

    Authors: Benjamin T. Drew, Philip G. Conaghan, Toby O. Smith, James Selfe and Anthony C. Redmond
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:338
  3. We examined the effectiveness and tolerability of transdermal buprenorphine (TDB) treatment in real-world setting in Asian patients with musculoskeletal pain.

    Authors: Do Heum Yoon, Seong-Il Bin, Simon Kin-Cheong Chan, Chun Kee Chung, Yong In, Hyoungmin Kim, Juan Javier Lichauco, Chi Chiu Mok, Young-Wan Moon, Tony Kwun-Tung Ng, Ester Gonzales Penserga, Dong Ah Shin, Dora You and Hanlim Moon
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:337
  4. The correlation between implant density and deformity correction has not yet led to a precise conclusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low densi...

    Authors: Mingkui Shen, Honghui Jiang, Ming Luo, Wengang Wang, Ning Li, Lulu Wang and Lei Xia
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:336
  5. There is a demand for a flexible and individually tailored patient education to meet patients’ specific needs and priorities, but this area has seldom been studied in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), a f...

    Authors: Emma Haglund, Ann Bremander, Stefan Bergman and Ingrid Larsson
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:335
  6. Most studies of risk factors for new low back pain (LBP) have been conducted in Western populations, but because of cultural and environmental differences, the impact of causal factors may not be the same in o...

    Authors: Mika Kawaguchi, Ko Matsudaira, Takayuki Sawada, Tadashi Koga, Akiko Ishizuka, Tatsuya Isomura and David Coggon
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:334
  7. Both acute and overuse injuries are common among recreational volleyball players, especially finger/wrist, ankle, shoulder and knee injuries. Consequently, an intervention (‘VolleyVeilig’) was developed to pre...

    Authors: Vincent Gouttebarge, Johannes Zwerver and Evert Verhagen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:333
  8. Since persistence to first biological disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) is far from ideal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, many do receive a second and/or third bDMARD treatment. However, ...

    Authors: Thomas Wilke, Sabrina Mueller, Sze Chim Lee, Istvan Majer and Marieke Heisen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:332
  9. The relevance of prosthetic component orientation to prevent dislocation and impingement following total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been widely accepted. We investigated the use of a non-computer-based surgery...

    Authors: Mattia Loppini, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Emanuele Caldarella, Antonello Della Rocca, Vincenzo Denaro and Guido Grappiolo
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:331
  10. Degenerative joint disease (DJD) in the lumbar spine is a common condition that is associated with chronic low back pain. Excessive loading of lumbar joints is a risk factor for DJD. Changes in lumbar lordosis...

    Authors: Kelvin J. Murray, Michael R. Le Grande, Arantxa Ortega de Mues and Michael F. Azari
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:330
  11. Although open lumbar discectomy is a gold standard surgical technique for lumbar disc herniation (LDH), surgery-induced tissue injury may actually become a source of postsurgical pain. Percutaneous endoscopic ...

    Authors: Kyung-Chul Choi, Jin-Sung Kim, Dong Chan Lee and Choon-Keun Park
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:329
  12. Axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the spine causing pain, stiffness, loss in physical function, and fatigue. Therefore, the physical and psychological burden of having this ...

    Authors: Gudrun Rohde, Kari Hansen Berg, Anne Prøven and Glenn Haugeberg
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:328
  13. Most knee replacement patients are overweight/obese, yet are commonly excluded from evidence-based weight loss programs due to mobility limitations and barriers faced around the time of surgery. The purpose of...

    Authors: Christine A. Pellegrini, Gwendolyn Ledford, Sara A. Hoffman, Rowland W. Chang and Kenzie A. Cameron
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:327
  14. This study evaluated the effect of early anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on the subsequent risk of total knee replacement (TKR) surgery.

    Authors: Ying-Chou Chen, Wen-Chan Chiu, Tien-Tsai Cheng, Han-Ming Lai, Shan-Fu Yu, Ben Yu-Jih Su, Chung-Yuan Hsu, Chi-Hua Ko and Jia-Feng Chen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:326
  15. Gait and balance deficits are reported in adults with HIV infection and are associated with reduced quality of life. Current research suggests an increased fall-incidence in this population, with fall rates am...

    Authors: Karina Berner, Linzette Morris, Jochen Baumeister and Quinette Louw
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:325
  16. We compared the functional outcome between conventional and high-flexion total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using kneeling and sit-to-stand tests at 1 year post-operative. In addition, the patient’s daily functioni...

    Authors: Paul J. P. van der Ven, Sebastiaan van de Groes, Jorrit Zelle, Sander Koëter, Gerjon Hannink and Nico Verdonschot
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:324
  17. Low haematocrit (Hct) is associated with a higher rate of post-operative complications, increased mortality, and additional medical costs following cardiac surgery. Predictors of post-operative Hct in lumbar f...

    Authors: Qingchun Cai, Sixiang Zeng, Liqiang Zhi, Junlong Wu and Wei Ma
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:323
  18. Screw-rod constructs have been widely used to correct spinal deformities, but the effects of different screw-rod systems on anti-rotational torque have not been determined. This study aimed to analyze the biom...

    Authors: Zifang Huang, Chongwen Wang, Hengwei Fan, Wenyuan Sui, Xueshi Li, Qifei Wang and Junlin Yang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:322
  19. RA patients who eventually dropped out of treatment and out of the health care system had potentially disastrous consequences for their health-related quality-of-life outcomes. Objectives of the study were to ...

    Authors: Irazú Contreras-Yáñez and Virginia Pascual-Ramos
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:321
  20. Although tibial plateau fracture is an uncommon injury, its regulation is challenging and there are some influencing factors, including the effects of severe bone displacement, depression and cancellous bone c...

    Authors: Peng Chen, Wan-Li Gu, Ming-Zhi Gong, Jun Wang and Dong-Qing Li
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:320
  21. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head causes significant morbidity and occurs in up to 20,000 people per year. A variety of nonoperative and operative measures have been trialled however a definitive treatmen...

    Authors: Talal Al-Jabri, Jessica Yan Qi Tan, Gabriel Yihan Tong, Ravikiran Shenoy, Babar Kayani, Timothy Parratt and Tahir Khan
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:319
  22. Working conditions substantially influence health, work ability and sick leave. Useful instruments to help clinicians pay attention to working conditions are lacking in primary care (PC). The aim of this study...

    Authors: Charlotte Post Sennehed, Gunvor Gard, Sara Holmberg, Kjerstin Stigmar, Malin Forsbrand and Birgitta Grahn
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:318
  23. Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis is most common and effective surgical treatment for severe hindfoot pathology, but the fusion rate is often lower than the ordinary tibiotalar arthrodesis because of the more ser...

    Authors: Jian Fan, X. Zhang, Y. Luo, GW. You, WK. Ng and YF Yang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:317
  24. Recent evidence suggests that impaired central sensorimotor integration may contribute to deficits in movement control experienced by people with chronic ankle instability (CAI). This study compared the effect...

    Authors: Shmuel Springer and Uri Gottlieb
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:316
  25. Inflammatory arthritis leads to work disability, absenteeism and presenteeism (i.e. at-work productivity loss) at high cost to individuals, employers and society. A trial of job retention vocational rehabilita...

    Authors: Alison Hammond, Rachel O’Brien, Sarah Woodbridge, Lucy Bradshaw, Yeliz Prior, Kate Radford, June Culley, Diane Whitham and Ruth Pulikottil-Jacob
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:315
  26. Fatigue increases the likelihood of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injury. Due to the physiological and neuromuscular changes that accompany obesity, it may alter the fatigue development...

    Authors: Mojdeh Pajoutan, Mahboobeh Ghesmaty Sangachin and Lora A. Cavuoto
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:314
  27. Core stabilization has been utilized for rehabilitation and prevention of lower limb musculoskeletal injuries. Previous studies showed that activation of the abdominal core muscles enhanced the hip muscle acti...

    Authors: Mandy KY Chan, Ka Wai Chow, Alfred YS Lai, Noble KC Mak, Jason CH Sze and Sharon MH Tsang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:313
  28. Lumbar microdiscectomy is the most commonly performed spinal surgery procedure, with over 300,000 cases performed annually in the United States alone. Traditionally, patients were advised to restrict post-oper...

    Authors: Chris D. Daly, Kai Zheong Lim, Jennifer Lewis, Kelly Saber, Mohammed Molla, Naor Bar-Zeev and Tony Goldschlager
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:312
  29. In the context of an increase number of primary and revision total hip and total knee arthroplasty performed yearly, an increased risk of complication is expected. Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains the ...

    Authors: Rares Mircea Birlutiu, Mihai Dan Roman, Razvan Silviu Cismasiu, Sorin Radu Fleaca, Crina Maria Popa, Manuela Mihalache and Victoria Birlutiu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:311
  30. The standard dose of rituximab used in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is 1000 mg but recent studies have shown that low dose (500 mg) is also effective. Efficacy of low dose rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) r...

    Authors: Harindu Wijesinghe, Priyadharshini Galappatthy, Rajiva de Silva, Suranjith L. Seneviratne, Ushagowry Saravanamuttu, Preethi Udagama, Melanie Hart, Peter Kelleher, Upul Senerath, Rohini Fernandopulle, Lilani P. Weerasekera and Lalith S. Wijayaratne
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:310
  31. Critically evaluation and summarization for the outcomes between autografts and artificial grafts using in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction have not been performed currently. The purpose of this...

    Authors: Zhen-Yu Jia, Chen Zhang, Shi-qi Cao, Chen-chen Xue, Tian-ze Liu, Xuan Huang and Wei-Dong Xu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:309
  32. Disease-related foot pathology is recognised to have a significant impact on mobility and functional capacity in the majority of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The forefoot is widely affected and the...

    Authors: Heidi J Siddle, Richard J Hodgson, Elizabeth M A Hensor, Andrew J Grainger, Anthony C Redmond, Richard J Wakefield and Philip S Helliwell
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:308
  33. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relation between demographic, injury-related, clinical and radiological factors of patients with tibial plateau fractures and the development of acute compartment syndr...

    Authors: Axel Gamulin, Anne Lübbeke, Patrick Belinga, Pierre Hoffmeyer, Thomas V. Perneger, Matthieu Zingg and Gregory Cunningham
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:307
  34. The purpose of our study was to assess the clinical and imaging outcome of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) technique consisting of microfractures followed by the filling of osteochondral lesion...

    Authors: Domenico Albano, Nicolò Martinelli, Alberto Bianchi, Carmelo Messina, Francesco Malerba and Luca Maria Sconfienza
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:306
  35. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disorder in children 9–15 years old. This is a population-based study in Sweden presenting the epidemiology for SCFE.

    Authors: Bengt Herngren, Margaretha Stenmarker, Ludek Vavruch and Gunnar Hagglund
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:304
  36. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis which impacts significantly on the quality of life and work capacity of affected individuals. Recent evidence has shown that early control of infla...

    Authors: Gabriele De Marco, Philip Helliwell, Dennis McGonagle, Paul Emery, Laura C. Coates, Elizabeth M. A. Hensor and Helena Marzo-Ortega
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:303
  37. Pain and loss of function are cardinal symptoms associated with Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS), while the presence and magnitude of deficits in strength and range of motion (ROM) are largely undescribe...

    Authors: M.B. Clausen, A. Witten, K. Holm, K.B. Christensen, M.L. Attrup, P. Hölmich and K. Thorborg
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:302
  38. In young patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH), short-stem total hip arthroplasty (THA) could allow a potential advantage in preserving metaphyseal bone-stock, when revision surgery might beco...

    Authors: Antonio Capone, Fabrizio Bienati, Stefania Torchia, Daniele Podda and Giuseppe Marongiu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:301
  39. Authors: Sophie Moerman, Nina M. C. Mathijssen, Dieu D. Niesten, Roeland Riedijk, Willard J. Rijnberg, Sander Koëter, Keetie Kremers van de Hei, Wim E. Tuinebreijer, Tim L. Molenaar, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen and Anne J. H. Vochteloo
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:300

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  40. Single-leg squat (SLS) is a functional test visually rated by clinicians for assessing lower limb function as a preventive injury strategy. SLS clinical rating is a qualitative evaluation and it does not count...

    Authors: Silvia Gianola, Greta Castellini, Elena Stucovitz, Alice Nardo and Giuseppe Banfi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:299
  41. A prospective analysis of the effect of autologous adipose derived mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy in the treatment of an osteochondral defect of the knee with early progressive osteoarthritis following un...

    Authors: Julien Freitag, Kiran Shah, James Wickham, Richard Boyd and Abi Tenen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:298
  42. To explore the association between the rupture of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and the radial displacement of medial meniscus under the conditions of different flexion and various axial loads.

    Authors: Can Zhang, Zhenhan Deng, Wei Luo, Wenfeng Xiao, Yihe Hu, Zhan Liao, Kanghua Li and Hongbo He
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:297
  43. Midportion Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common overuse injury, usually requiring several months of rehabilitation. Exercise therapy of the ankle plantar flexors (i.e. tendon loading) is considered crucial d...

    Authors: Bas Habets, Robert E. H. van Cingel, Frank J. G. Backx and Bionka M. A. Huisstede
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:296
  44. There is no universal hip implant suitably fills all femoral types, whether prostheses of porous short-stem suitable for Hip Arthroplasty is to be measured scientifically.

    Authors: Matthew Jian-Qiao Peng, Hai-Yan Chen, Yong Hu, XiangYang Ju and Bo Bai
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:295
  45. Fibromyalgia, a potentially debilitating chronic pain syndrome of unknown etiology, may be characterized by inflammation. In this study, we investigated the relation of FMS to serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in...

    Authors: Termeh Feinberg, Usha Sambamoorthi, Christa Lilly and Kim Karen Innes
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:294
  46. Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is an uncommon entity of proliferative lesion of the synovium, presenting with different clinical signs and symptoms. PVNS rarely forms an osteolytic lesion in a bone. H...

    Authors: Mingxuan Gao, Hong Li, Xiaoyan Liang, Xiaoyan Fu and Xusheng Li
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:293
  47. We had previously established concentrated autologous bone marrow aspirate transplantation (CABMAT), a one-step, low-invasive, joint-preserving surgical technique for treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head...

    Authors: Yohei Tomaru, Tomokazu Yoshioka, Hisashi Sugaya, Katsuya Aoto, Hiroshi Wada, Hiroshi Akaogi, Masashi Yamazaki and Hajime Mishima
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:292
  48. How a dentist works, such as the patterns of movements performed daily, is also largely affected by the workstation Dental tasks are often executed in awkward body positions, thereby causing a very high degree...

    Authors: Daniela Ohlendorf, Christina Erbe, Jennifer Nowak, Imke Hauck, Ingo Hermanns, Dirk Ditchen, Rolf Ellegast and David A. Groneberg
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:291
  49. The reconstruction of meta−/diaphyseal bone defects following bone tumour resection is challenging, and biological treatment options should be applied whenever possible, especially in benign lesions and early ...

    Authors: Ulrich Lenze, Stefanie Kasal, Fritz Hefti and Andreas Heinrich Krieg
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:289

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