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  1. A substantial portion of women diagnosed with osteoporosis (OP) do not initiate pharmacotherapy to reduce fracture risk. In clinical practice, gastrointestinal (GI) events have been linked with OP therapy disc...

    Authors: Bernard Cortet, Ankita Modi, Jackson Tang, Chun-Po Steve Fan, Shiva Sajjan and Jessica Papadopoulos Weaver
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:195
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  2. Chronic multiple-site joint pain (MSJP) is common in older people and associated with poor outcomes, yet under-researched. Our aim was to detail the clinical characteristics of people with MSJP and their utili...

    Authors: Rafi Raja, Bright Dube, Elizabeth M. A. Hensor, Sarah F. Hogg, Philip G. Conaghan and Sarah R. Kingsbury
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:194
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  3. We examined the effects of fat deposition on radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) to determine the role of obesity in the pathogenesis of radiographic OA.

    Authors: Lihui Wen, Ji-Hyoun Kang, Yi-Rang Yim, Ji-Eun Kim, Jeong-Won Lee, Kyung-Eun Lee, Dong-Jin Park, Tae-Jong Kim, Yong-Wook Park, Sun-Seog Kweon, Young-Hoon Lee, Yong-Woon Yun, Min-Ho Shin and Shin-Seok Lee
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:192
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  4. Herniated discs may exhibit calcification, and calcified discs may complicate surgical treatment. However, the osteogenic potential and expression of osteogenic markers in degenerative discs of different degen...

    Authors: Jia Shao, Miao Yu, Liang Jiang, Feng Wei, Fengliang Wu, Zhongjun Liu and Xiaoguang Liu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:191
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  5. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) causes a substantial burden of disease in society. While CTS can be resolved by surgical carpal tunnel release, it still remains unclear as to what degree outcomes depend on patien...

    Authors: Catharina Conzen, Michael Conzen, Nicole Rübsamen and Rafael Mikolajczyk
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:190
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  6. Though several studies have reported the incidence of intraspinal neural axis abnormalities in infantile and juvenile “presumed idiopathic” scoliosis, there has been a varying prevalence ranging from 11.1 to 2...

    Authors: Wen Zhang, Shifu Sha, Leilei Xu, Zhen Liu, Yong Qiu and Zezhang Zhu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:189
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  7. Cross-linked hyaluronan—also called Hylan G-F 20—is a medical device developed to treat osteoarthritis of the knee. However, it is still controversial whether Hylan G-F 20 has a cartilage protective effect in ...

    Authors: Katsuaki Yanagisawa, Takeshi Muneta, Nobutake Ozeki, Yusuke Nakagawa, Mio Udo, Ryusuke Saito, Hideyuki Koga, Kunikazu Tsuji and Ichiro Sekiya
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:188
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  8. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery usually require prolonged operative times with extensive soft tissue dissection and significant perioperative blood loss, and allogeneic blood products are frequen...

    Authors: Wen-yuan Sui, Fang Ye and Jun-lin Yang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:187
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  9. Previous studies showed that among persons with radiographic knee OA, periarticular lesions were significantly more common among participants with knee pain than those without. However, data were derived mostl...

    Authors: In Je Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Yeoung Wook Song, Ali Guermazi, Michel D. Crema, David J. Hunter, Young-Il Seo and Hyun Ah Kim
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:186
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  10. Arthroplasty is a proven treatment option for glenohumeral osteoarthritis. Common indications include primary or posttraumatic osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis of the humeral head, rotator cuff tear arthropa...

    Authors: Tobias Peter Merkle, Nicholas Beckmann, Tom Bruckner and Felix Zeifang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:185
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  12. Closed drainage after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been used routinely for many decades, but controversies have arisen in recent years. The purposes of this study were to compare the clinical outc...

    Authors: Hai-bo Si, Ti-min Yang, Yi Zeng and Bin Shen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:183
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  13. In spite of the increasing incidence of total knee arthroplasties (TKA), evidence is limited regarding risk factors for revision. The objective of this scoping review was to identify and assess demographic, su...

    Authors: L.L. Jasper, C. A. Jones, J. Mollins, S. L. Pohar and L. A. Beaupre
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:182
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  14. Very few studies have investigated differences in musculoskeletal health due to gender in a large rural population. The aim of this study is to investigate factors affecting musculoskeletal health in terms of ...

    Authors: J. M. Brismée, S. Yang, M. E. Lambert, M. C. Chyu, P. Tsai, Y. Zhang, J. Han, C. Hudson, Eunhee Chung and C. L. Shen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:181
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  15. A tenosynovial giant cell tumor (T-GCT) is a benign synovial tumor arising from the synovium, bursae, or tendon sheath. It can be intra- or extra-articular and localized or diffuse. Diffuse T-GCT is considered...

    Authors: Akihiko Takeuchi, Norio Yamamoto, Katsuhiro Hayashi, Shinji Miwa, Masayuki Takahira, Kiyokazu Fukui, Taku Oikawa and Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:180
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  16. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been shown to improve outcomes for patients with fibromyalgia, and its cardinal feature chronic widespread pain (CWP). Prediction models have now been developed which id...

    Authors: Gary J. Macfarlane, Marcus Beasley, Gordon Prescott, Paul McNamee, Philip Keeley, Majid Artus, John McBeth, Philip Hannaford, Gareth T. Jones, Neil Basu, John Norrie and Karina Lovell
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:179
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  17. A few studies have documented associations between socioeconomic position and gait speed, but the knowledge about factors from various domains (personal factors, lifestyle, occupation…) which contribute to the...

    Authors: S. Plouvier, M. Carton, D. Cyr, S. Sabia, A. Leclerc, M. Zins and A. Descatha
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:178
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  18. Injury incidence and prevalence in running populations have been investigated and documented in several studies. However, knowledge about injury etiology and prevention is needed. Training errors in running ar...

    Authors: Daniel Ramskov, Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Henrik Sørensen, Erik Parner, Martin Lind and Sten Rasmussen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:177
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  19. Manual therapy as spinal manipulation, spinal mobilization, stretching and massage are common treatment methods for neck and back pain. The objective was to compare the treatment effect on pain intensity, pain...

    Authors: Kari Paanalahti, Lena W. Holm, Margareta Nordin, Jonas Höijer, Jessica Lyander, Martin Asker and Eva Skillgate
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:176
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  20. There is limited evidence to guide treatment for pediatric cervical spinal tuberculosis with kyphosis (PCSTK). This study retrospectively evaluates the safety, feasibility and efficacy of 360-degree arthrodesi...

    Authors: Hao Zeng, Xiongjie Shen, Chengke Luo, Zhengquan Xu, Yupeng Zhang, Zheng Liu, Xiyang Wang and Yong Cao
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:175
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  21. Wear-induced osteolysis is the main factor in reducing the longevity of total hip arthroplasty (THA). The transmembrane Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κ B (RANK) and its corresponding ligand RANKL is an ...

    Authors: Olof Sköldenberg, Agata Rysinska, Thomas Eisler, Mats Salemyr, Henrik Bodén and Olle Muren
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:174
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  22. In-hospital progressive resistance training (PRT) has been shown to be an effective method of rehabilitation following hip surgery. The aim of this study was to assess whether a home-based PRT program would be...

    Authors: Tosan Okoro, Rhiannon Whitaker, Andrew Gardner, Peter Maddison, John G. Andrew and Andrew Lemmey
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:173
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  23. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease which causes significant pain, joint deformity, functional disability. The pathological hallmark of RA is inflammation of the synovium characterized by involv...

    Authors: Maria Filkova, Andrew Cope, Tim Mant and James Galloway
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:172
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  24. Work disability following motor vehicle related orthopaedic trauma is a significant contributor to the burden of injury and disease. Early identification of predictors for return to work (RTW) is essential for...

    Authors: Darnel F. Murgatroyd, Ian A. Harris, Yvonne Tran and Ian D. Cameron
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:171
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  25. Incidental durotomy is a well-known complication during surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). In this prospective multicenter cohort study including eight medical centers our aim was to asses...

    Authors: Nils H. Ulrich, Jakob M. Burgstaller, Florian Brunner, François Porchet, Mazda Farshad, Giuseppe Pichierri, Johann Steurer and Ulrike Held
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:170
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  26. Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis and is largely managed in primary care. It classically affects the first metatarsophalangeal joint and distal peripheral joints, whereas the axial joints ...

    Authors: Megan Bevis, Michelle Marshall, Trishna Rathod and Edward Roddy
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:169
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  28. Although self-assessment questionnaires for the wrist joint are numerous, most validation studies focus on a specific pathology and patient collectives. In addition the available questionnaires focus on subjec...

    Authors: Marc Beirer, Julian Serly, Helen Vester, Dominik Pförringer, Moritz Crönlein, Stephan Deiler, Peter Biberthaler and Chlodwig Kirchhoff
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:167
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  30. The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) is a widely used instrument to measure quality of life in patients with subacromial pain or rotator cuff syndrome.

    Authors: Soheila Zhaeentan, Markus Legeby, Susanne Ahlström, André Stark and Björn Salomonsson
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:165
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  31. C1 posterior arch screw placement is one of the most effective treatments for atlantoaxial instability (AAI), which can be performed by either pedicle or lateral mass screw fixation. This study attempted to co...

    Authors: Liang Yan, Baorong He, Tuanjiang Liu, Lixue Yang and Dingjun Hao
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:164
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  33. Solitary bone cysts (SBC) are benign, tumor-like lesions, which most frequently occur in the proximal metaphyseal-diaphyseal region of the humerus and femur of children and adolescents. The lack of a clear pat...

    Authors: Frank Traub, Oliver Eberhardt, Fransico F. Fernandez and Thomas Wirth
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:162
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  34. Overall performance, particularly in a very popular sports activity such as running, is typically influenced by the status of the musculoskeletal system and the level of training and conditioning of the biolog...

    Authors: Alessandra B. Matias, Ulisses T. Taddei, Marcos Duarte and Isabel C. N. Sacco
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:160
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  35. Walking, a closed kinetic chain (CKC) activity, is widely used in knee rehabilitation as it allows early weight bearing and movement. It has been suggested that retro-walking may provide additional benefits be...

    Authors: Ahmad Alghadir and Shahnawaz Anwer
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:161
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  36. Humeral fractures are common, but the association between the patho-anatomical fracture pattern and patient characteristics has been inadequately studied and epidemiological knowledge is scarce. Following the ...

    Authors: Carl Bergdahl, Carl Ekholm, David Wennergren, Filip Nilsson and Michael Möller
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:159
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  37. Gaining and maintaining spinal balance after surgery is of great importance for early onset scoliosis (EOS). However, tendency of balance on the coronal plane after growing rod surgery has not been studied bef...

    Authors: Wen-jing Li, Zhi-jian Sun, Shi-gong Guo, Gui-xing Qiu, Jian-guo Zhang, Jian-xiong Shen, Yi-peng Wang, Hong Zhao, Shu-gang Li and Yu Zhao
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:158
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  38. Females have a two-fold risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA) as compared to their male counterparts and atypical walking gait biomechanics are also considered a factor in the aetiology of knee OA. Howev...

    Authors: Angkoon Phinyomark, Sean T. Osis, Blayne A. Hettinga, Dylan Kobsar and Reed Ferber
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:157
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  39. Granulicatella and Abiotrophia spp. are difficult to detect due to their complex nutritional requirements. Infections with these organisms are associated with high treatment failure ra...

    Authors: Nora Renz, Fabienne Chevaux, Olivier Borens and Andrej Trampuz
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:156
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  41. Our aim was to examine the association between an expert clinician’s impression of symptomatic meniscal tears and subsequent MRI in the context of middle-aged and older adults with knee pain.

    Authors: Bhushan R. Deshpande, Elena Losina, Savannah R. Smith, Scott D. Martin, R. John Wright and Jeffrey N. Katz
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:154
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  42. The number of hip fractures and resulting post-surgical outcome are a major public health concern and the incidence is expected to increase significantly. The acute recovery phase after hip fracture surgery in...

    Authors: Nick C. Leegwater, Peter A. Nolte, Niels de Korte, Martin J. Heetveld, Kees J. Kalisvaart, Casper P. Schönhuth, Bas Pijnenburg, Bart J. Burger, Kees-Jan Ponsen, Frank W. Bloemers, Andrea B. Maier and Barend J. van Royen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:153
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  43. Animal models serve as an important tool to understand peri-implant infection. Most of the models use high bacterial loads (>104 colony forming units, CFU) to provide high infection rates. Therefore these animals...

    Authors: Norbert Harrasser, Johannes Gorkotte, Andreas Obermeier, Susanne Feihl, Melanie Straub, Julia Slotta-Huspenina, Ruediger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Walter Moser, Philipp Gruner, Michael de Wild, Hans Gollwitzer and Rainer Burgkart
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:152
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  44. Adjacent fracture of the cemented vertebrae result from crushed fragile trabeculae during follow-up, suggesting impaired bone marrow integrity. This study aimed to determine if anti-osteoporotic therapy can de...

    Authors: Ying-Chou Chen and Wei-Che Lin
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:151
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  45. Recent studies have shown that autophagy was associated with the development of osteoarthritis (OA), the purpose of this research was to determine the exact role of autophagy in OA and investigate effective th...

    Authors: Ni-Tao Cheng, Ai Guo and Hai Meng
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:150
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  46. To ensure adequate function after orthopedic tumor reconstruction, it is important to reattach the remaining soft tissue to the implant. This study aimed at obtaining mechanical properties of textile muscle-im...

    Authors: Stefan Schleifenbaum, Michael Schmidt, Robert Möbius, Thomas Wolfskämpf, Christian Schröder, Ronny Grunert, Niels Hammer and Torsten Prietzel
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:149
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  47. The influence of stem cells and lentiviral expression of basic fibroblastic growth factor (bFGF) on tendon healing and remodelling was investigated in an in-vivo long-term (12 weeks) rat Achilles tendon defect...

    Authors: T. M. Kraus, F. B. Imhoff, J. Reinert, G. Wexel, A. Wolf, D. Hirsch, A. Hofmann, U. Stöckle, S. Buchmann, T. Tischer, A. B. Imhoff, S. Milz, M. Anton and S. Vogt
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:148
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  48. The aim of this study was to assess and present the radiological morphology of the non-ossifying fibroma (NOF), to describe the life span according to the Ritschl-stages in an effort to determine critical stag...

    Authors: Georg W. Herget, David Mauer, Tobias Krauß, Abdelrehim El Tayeh, Markus Uhl, Norbert P. Südkamp and Oliver Hauschild
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:147
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  49. To evaluate return-to-activity (RtA) after anatomical reconstruction of acute high-grade acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) separation.

    Authors: T. Saier, J. E. Plath, K. Beitzel, P. Minzlaff, J. M. Feucht, S. Reuter, F. Martetschläger, Andreas B. Imhoff, M. Aboalata and S. Braun
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:145
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  50. Recent advances in imaging modalities have enabled three-dimensional preoperative simulation. A four-dimensional preoperative simulation system would be useful for debridement arthroplasty of primary degenerat...

    Authors: Michiro Yamamoto, Yukimi Murakami, Katsuyuki Iwatsuki, Shigeru Kurimoto and Hitoshi Hirata
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:144
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