Issue 1/2012
Content (265 Articles)
Prevalence of vertebral fractures in women and men in the population-based Tromsø Study
Svanhild Waterloo, Luai A Ahmed, Jacqueline R Center, John A Eisman, Bente Morseth, Nguyen D Nguyen, Tuan Nguyen, Anne J Sogaard, Nina Emaus
Evaluation of postural balance in postmenopausal women and its relationship with bone mineral density- a cross sectional study
Luciana Mendes Cangussu, Jorge Nahas-Neto, Eliana Aguiar Petri Nahas, Ana Beatriz Cesar Rodrigues Barral, Davi de Araujo Buttros, Gilberto Uemura
Pressure and pain In Systemic sclerosis/Scleroderma - an evaluation of a simple intervention (PISCES): randomised controlled trial protocol
Begonya Alcacer-Pitarch, Maya H Buch, Janine Gray, Christopher P Denton, Ariane Herrick, Nuria Navarro-Coy, Howard Collier, Lorraine Loughrey, Sue Pavitt, Heidi J Siddle, Jonathan Wright, Philip S Helliwell, Paul Emery, Anthony C Redmond
Identifying work ability promoting factors for home care aides and assistant nurses
Agneta Larsson, Lena Karlqvist, Mats Westerberg, Gunvor Gard
Clinical course, characteristics and prognostic indicators in patients presenting with back and leg pain in primary care. The ATLAS study protocol
Kika Konstantinou, Ruth Beardmore, Kate M Dunn, Martyn Lewis, Samantha L Hider, Tom Sanders, Sue Jowett, Simon Somerville, Siobhan Stynes, Danielle AWM van der Windt, Steven Vogel, Elaine M Hay
Triggers for an episode of sudden onset low back pain: study protocol
Daniel Steffens, Manuela L Ferreira, Christopher G Maher, Jane Latimer, Bart W Koes, Fiona M Blyth, Paulo H Ferreira
The use of digital photographs for the diagnosis of hand osteoarthritis: the AGES-Reykjavik study
Helgi Jonsson, Gudrun P Helgadottir, Thor Aspelund, Johanna E Sverrisdottir, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Gudmundur J Eliasson, Asbjorn Jonsson, Thorvaldur Ingvarsson, Tamara B Harris, Lenore Launer, Vilmundur Gudnason
Mechanical pain sensitivity of deep tissues in children - possible development of myofascial trigger points in children
Ting-I Han, Chang-Zern Hong, Fang-Chuan Kuo, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Li-Wei Chou, Mu-Jung Kao
Cervical radiculopathy: Study protocol of a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of mobilisations and exercises targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen [NCT01500044]
Pierre Langevin, Jean-Sébastien Roy, François Desmeules
Hemiarthroplasty versus angle-stable locking compression plate osteosynthesis in the treatment of three- and four-part fractures of the proximal humerus in the elderly: design of a randomized controlled trial
Paul A Verbeek, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, Klaus W Wendt, Ron L Diercks
Costs of shoulder pain and resource use in primary health care: a cost-of-illness study in Sweden
Lena Virta, Pål Joranger, Jens Ivar Brox, Rikard Eriksson
Reliability and validity of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) in patients with hip osteoarthritis
Ida Svege, Elin Kolle, May Arna Risberg
Societal and individual burden of illness among fibromyalgia patients in France: Association between disease severity and OMERACT core domains
Serge Perrot, Caroline Schaefer, Tyler Knight, Meghan Hufstader, Arthi B Chandran, Gergana Zlateva
Reinforcing the role of the conventional C-arm - a novel method for simplified distal interlocking
Markus Windolf, Josh Schroeder, Ladina Fliri, Benno Dicht, Meir Liebergall, R Geoff Richards
The effectiveness of land based exercise compared to decompressive surgery in the management of lumbar spinal-canal stenosis: a systematic review
Mark S Jarrett, Joseph F Orlando, Karen Grimmer-Somers
The ANKLE TRIAL (ANKLE treatment after injuries of the ankle ligaments): what is the benefit of external support devices in the functional treatment of acute ankle sprain? : a randomised controlled trial
Suzanne Witjes, Femke Gresnigt, Michel PJ van den Bekerom, Jan G Olsman, Niek C van Dijk
A qualitative study on the role of cultural background in patients' perspectives on rehabilitation
Mandy Scheermesser, Stefan Bachmann, Astrid Schämann, Peter Oesch, Jan Kool
The associations between body and knee height measurements and knee joint structure in an asymptomatic cohort
Andrew J Teichtahl, Anita E Wluka, Boyd J Strauss, Yuanyuan Wang, Patricia Berry, Miranda Davies-Tuck, Flavia M Cicuttini
Clinimetric properties of the Turkish translation of a modified neck disability index
Nur Kesiktas, Emel Ozcan, Howard Vernon
The relationship between low back pain and leisure time physical activity in a working population of cleaners - a study with weekly follow-ups for 1 year
Tobias Jespersen, Marie B Jørgensen, Jørgen V Hansen, Andreas Holtermann, Karen Søgaard
Ferric carboxymaltose with or without erythropoietin for the prevention of red-cell transfusions in the perioperative period of osteoporotic hip fractures: a randomized contolled trial. The PAHFRAC-01 project
Máximo Bernabeu-Wittel, Reyes Aparicio, Manuel Romero, José Murcia-Zaragoza, Rafael Monte-Secades, Clara Rosso, Abelardo Montero, Alberto Ruiz-Cantero, María Melero-Bascones
A SCN9A gene-encoded dorsal root ganglia sodium channel polymorphism associated with severe fibromyalgia
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon, Edith Alvarez-Leon, Jose-Manuel Fragoso, Angelica Vargas, Aline Martinez, Maite Vallejo, Manuel Martinez-Lavin
Osseointegration and biocompatibility of different metal implants - a comparative experimental investigation in sheep
Michael Plecko, Christine Sievert, Daniel Andermatt, Robert Frigg, Peter Kronen, Karina Klein, Stefan Stübinger, Katja Nuss, Alexander Bürki, Stephen Ferguson, Ulrich Stoeckle, Brigitte von Rechenberg
African American patients with gout: efficacy and safety of febuxostat vs allopurinol
Alvin F Wells, Patricia A MacDonald, Solomon Chefo, Robert L Jackson
Effect of local zoledronate on implant osseointegration in a rat model
David A Back, Stephan Pauly, Lisa Rommel, Norbert P Haas, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Britt Wildemann, Stefan H Greiner
Physiotherapy movement based classification approaches to low back pain: comparison of subgroups through review and developer/expert survey
Nicholas V Karayannis, Gwendolen A Jull, Paul W Hodges
Radiographic knee osteoarthritis in ex-elite table tennis players
Reza Rajabi, Gillian M Johnson, Mohammad H Alizadeh, Nazanin Meghdadi
Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens
René Hartensuer, Adam Gasch, Dominic Gehweiler, Steffen Schanz, Martin Schulze, Lars Matuszewski, Martin Langer, Michael J Raschke, Thomas Vordemvenne
Early intervention for adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome - a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Michael S Rathleff, Ewa M Roos, Jens L Olesen, Sten Rasmussen
Classification of distal radius fractures in children: good inter- and intraobserver reliability, which improves with clinical experience
Per-Henrik Randsborg, Einar A Sivertsen
Investigation of first ray mobility during gait by kinematic fluoroscopic imaging-a novel method
Heiner Martin, Ulf Bahlke, Albrecht Dietze, Volker Zschorlich, Klaus-Peter Schmitz, Thomas Mittlmeier
Medication and supplement use for managing joint symptoms among patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study
Jeffrey B Driban, Sara A Boehret, Easwaran Balasubramanian, Nicole M Cattano, Joseph Glutting, Michael R Sitler
Calpain 3 is important for muscle regeneration: Evidence from patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophies
Simon Hauerslev, Marie-Louise Sveen, Morten Duno, Corrado Angelini, John Vissing, Thomas O Krag
Impregnation of bone chips with alendronate and cefazolin, combined with demineralized bone matrix: a bone chamber study in goats
Nina MC Mathijssen, Gerjon Hannink, Peter Pilot, B Wim Schreurs, Rolf M Bloem, Pieter Buma
Effects and predictors of shoulder muscle massage for patients with posterior shoulder tightness
Jing-lan Yang, Shiau-yee Chen, Ching-Lin Hsieh, Jiu-jenq Lin
Pain relief is associated with decreasing postural sway in patients with non-specific low back pain
Alexander Ruhe, René Fejer, Bruce Walker
Local biochemical and morphological differences in human Achilles tendinopathy: a case control study
Pingel J, Fredberg U, Qvortrup K, Larsen JO, Schjerling P, Heinemeier K, Kjaer M, Langberg H
Musculoskeletal symptoms and computer use among Finnish adolescents - pain intensity and inconvenience to everyday life: a cross-sectional study
Paula T Hakala, Lea A Saarni, Raija-Leena Punamäki, Marjut A Wallenius, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Arja H Rimpelä
Trends in incidence and outcomes of revision total hip arthroplasty in Spain: A population based study
Manuel Villanueva-Martınez, Valentın Hernandez-Barrera, Francisco Chana-Rodríguez, José Rojo-Manaute, Antonio Rıos-Luna, Jesus San Roman Montero, Angel Gil-de-Miguel, Rodrigo Jimenez-Garcıa
Normative values for the bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index in the general population compared with ankylosing spondylitis patients in Morocco
Ghizlane Wariaghli, Fadoua Allali, Kenza Berrada, Zineb Idrissi, Ihsane Hmamouchi, Redouane Abouqal, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
Study Protocol- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Spinal Stenosis (LESS): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis among older adults
Janna L Friedly, Brian W Bresnahan, Bryan Comstock, Judith A Turner, Richard A Deyo, Sean D Sullivan, Patrick Heagerty, Zoya Bauer, Srdjan S Nedeljkovic, Andrew L Avins, David Nerenz, Jeffrey G Jarvik
Successful staged hip replacement in septic hip osteoarthritis in osteopetrosis: a case report
Giovanni Manzi, Delia Romanò, Laura Moneghini, Carlo L Romanò
Human telomerase reverse transcriptase and glucose-regulated protein 78 increase the life span of articular chondrocytes and their repair potential
Masato Sato, Kazuo Shin-ya, Jeong Ik Lee, Miya Ishihara, Toshihiro Nagai, Nagatoshi Kaneshiro, Genya Mitani, Hidetoshi Tahara, Joji Mochida
Arthroscopic guided biopsy and radiofrequency thermoablation of a benign neoplasm of the tibial spines area: a treatment option
Carmine Zoccali, Giuseppe Teori, Nicola Salducca, Berardino Di Paola, Ezio Adriani
Land- and water-based exercise intervention in women with fibromyalgia: the al-andalus physical activity randomised controlled trial
Ana Carbonell-Baeza, Jonatan R Ruiz, Virginia A Aparicio, Francisco B Ortega, Diego Munguía-Izquierdo, Inmaculada C Álvarez-Gallardo, Víctor Segura-Jiménez, Daniel Camiletti-Moirón, Alejandro Romero, Fernando Estévez-López, Blanca Samos, Antonio J Casimiro, Ángela Sierra, Pedro A Latorre, Manuel Pulido-Martos, Pedro Femia, Isaac J Pérez-López, Palma Chillón, María J Girela-Rejón, Pablo Tercedor, Alejandro Lucía, Manuel Delgado-Fernández
Ultrasonic reflection coefficient and surface roughness index of OA articular cartilage: relation to pathological assessment
Hai-jun Niu, Qing Wang, Yue-xiang Wang, De-yu Li, Yu-bo Fan, Wu-fan Chen
Solitary osteochondroma of the twelfth rib with intraspinal extension and cord compression in a middle-aged patient
Jung Hyun Shim, Choon Keun Park, Seung Ho Shin, Hee Sun Jeong, Jang Hoe Hwang
Efficacy of movement control exercises versus general exercises on recurrent sub-acute nonspecific low back pain in a sub-group of patients with movement control dysfunction. protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Vesa Lehtola, Hannu Luomajoki, Ville Leinonen, Sean Gibbons, Olavi Airaksinen
New method for detection of complex 3D fracture motion - Verification of an optical motion analysis system for biomechanical studies
Stefan Doebele, Sebastian Siebenlist, Helen Vester, Petra Wolf, Ulrich Hagn, Ulrich Schreiber, Ulrich Stöckle, Martin Lucke
Lower extremity kinematics in children with and without flexible flatfoot: a comparative study
Yi-Fen Shih, Chao-Yin Chen, Wen-Yin Chen, Hsiu-Chen Lin
Chronic low back pain is associated with reduced vertebral bone mineral measures in community-dwelling adults
Andrew M Briggs, Leon M Straker, Angus F Burnett, John D Wark
Perceived exertion, comfort and working technique in professional computer users and associations with the incidence of neck and upper extremity symptoms
Agneta Lindegård, Jens Wahlström, Mats Hagberg, Rebecka Vilhelmsson, Allan Toomingas, Ewa Wigaeus Tornqvist
Rheological and biological properties of a hydrogel support for cells intended for intervertebral disc repair
Karin Benz, Claudia Stippich, Claudia Osswald, Christoph Gaissmaier, Nicolas Lembert, Andreas Badke, Eric Steck, Wilhelm K Aicher, Juergen A Mollenhauer
Effects of a combined strengthening, stretching and functional training program versus usual-care on gait biomechanics and foot function for diabetic neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial
Cristina Dallemole Sartor, Ricky Watari, Anice Campos Pássaro, Andreja Paley Picon, Renata Haydée Hasue, Isabel CN Sacco
The cost effectiveness of NHS physiotherapy support for occupational health (OH) services
Ceri J Phillips, Rhiannon Phillips (nee Buck), Chris J Main, Paul J Watson, Shân Davies, Angela Farr, Christie Harper, Gareth Noble, Mansel Aylward, Julie Packman, Matt Downton, Janine Hale
Cross-sectional analysis of association between socioeconomic status and utilization of primary total hip joint replacements 2006–7: Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry
Sharon L Brennan, Tyman Stanford, Anita E Wluka, Margaret J Henry, Richard S Page, Stephen E Graves, Mark A Kotowicz, Geoffrey C Nicholson, Julie A Pasco
Study protocol: The back pain outcomes using longitudinal data (BOLD) registry
Jeffrey G Jarvik, Bryan A Comstock, Brian W Bresnahan, Srdjan S Nedeljkovic, David R Nerenz, Zoya Bauer, Andrew L Avins, Kathryn James, Judith A Turner, Patrick Heagerty, Larry Kessler, Janna L Friedly, Sean D Sullivan, Richard A Deyo
Malignancy validation in a United States registry of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Mark C Fisher, Victoria Furer, Marc C Hochberg, Jeffrey D Greenberg, Joel M Kremer, Jeff R Curtis, George Reed, Leslie Harrold, Daniel H Solomon
Association analysis between HOXD9 genes and the development of developmental dysplasia of the hip in Chinese female Han population
Wei Tian, Lixi Zhao, Jing Wang, Peisu Suo, Jianmin Wang, Longfei Cheng, Zhi Cheng, Jian Jia, Shilian Kan, Binbin Wang, Xu Ma
The effect of taping versus semi-rigid bracing on patient outcome and satisfaction in ankle sprains: a prospective, randomized controlled trial
Sacha Lardenoye, Ed Theunissen, Berry Cleffken, Peter RG Brink, Rob A de Bie, Martijn Poeze
The greatest risk for low-back pain among newly educated female health care workers; body weight or physical work load?
Jette Nygaard Jensen, Andreas Holtermann, Thomas Clausen, Ole Steen Mortensen, Isabella Gomes Carneiro, Lars Louis Andersen
What influences a patient’s decision to use custom-made orthopaedic shoes?
Jaap J van Netten, Pieter U Dijkstra, Jan H B Geertzen, Klaas Postema
A mixed methods study to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a self-managed exercise programme versus usual physiotherapy for chronic rotator cuff disorders: protocol for the SELF study
Chris Littlewood, Jon Ashton, Sue Mawson, Stephen May, Stephen Walters
The epidemiology of polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: a research protocol
Sara Muller, Samantha Hider, Toby Helliwell, Joanne Bailey, Kevin Barraclough, Louise Cope, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Rebecca Foskett, Rhian Hughes, Zoe Mayson, Charlotte Purcell, Edward Roddy, Simon Wathall, Irena Zwierska, Christian D Mallen
The Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale was highly reliable, valid and responsive in individuals with hip/knee osteoarthritis: a validation study
Thomas J Hoogeboom, Rob A de Bie, Alfons A den Broeder, Cornelia HM van den Ende
Accuracy and reproducibility of a retrospective outcome assessment for lumbar spinal stenosis surgery
Pekka Kuittinen, Timo Juhani Aalto, Tapani Heikkilä, Ville Leinonen, Sakari Savolainen, Petri Sipola, Heikki Kröger, Veli Turunen, Olavi Airaksinen
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian pain catastrophizing scale in patients with low back pain
Linda Fernandes, Kjersti Storheim, Ida Lochting, Margreth Grotle
Multiple concurrent collagenase clostridium histolyticum injections to dupuytren’s cords: an exploratory study
Stephen Coleman, David Gilpin, James Tursi, Greg Kaufman, Nigel Jones, Brian Cohen
Study protocol: Transition from localized low back pain to chronic widespread pain in general practice: Identification of risk factors, preventive factors and key elements for treatment – A cohort study
Annika Viniol, Nikita Jegan, Corinna Leonhardt, Konstantin Strauch, Markus Brugger, Jürgen Barth, Erika Baum, Annette Becker
Hinders for continued work among persons with fibromyalgia
Kaisa Mannerkorpi, Gunvor Gard
Feasibility of a standardized ultrasound examination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a quality improvement among rheumatologists cohort
Karen Ellegaard, Søren Torp-Pedersen, Robin Christensen, Michael Stoltenberg, Annette Hansen, Tove Lorenzen, Dorthe V Jensen, Hanne Lindegaard, Lars Juul, Henrik Røgind, Per Bülow, Stavros Chrysidis, Marcin Kowalski, Bente Danneskiold-Samsoe, Henning Bliddal
The effects of low dose X-irradiation on osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells in vitro
Wei Xu, Lan Xu, Ming Chen, Yong Tao Mao, Zong Gang Xie, Shi Liang Wu, Qi Rong Dong
Peri-implant and systemic effects of high-/low-affinity bisphosphonate-hydroxyapatite composite coatings in a rabbit model with peri-implant high bone turnover
Shun Niu, Xiaorui Cao, Yan Zhang, Qingsheng Zhu, Jinyu Zhu, Ping Zhen
Recovery of physical activity levels in adolescents after lower limb fractures: a longitudinal, accelerometry-based activity monitor study
Dimitri Ceroni, Xavier Martin, Léopold Lamah, Cécile Delhumeau, Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, Geraldo De Coulon, Victor Dubois Ferrière
Temporary clamping of drain combined with tranexamic acid reduce blood loss after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Keerati Chareancholvanich, Pichet Siriwattanasakul, Rapeepat Narkbunnam, Chaturong Pornrattanamaneewong
Expression profile analysis of mycotoxin-related genes in cartilage with endemic osteochondropathy kashin-beck disease
Feng Zhang, Xiong Guo, Weizhuo Wang, Shixun Wu, Weijuan Ma, Hua Yan
The association between Femoral Tilt and impingement-free range-of-motion in total hip arthroplasty
Tobias Renkawitz, Martin Haimerl, Lars Dohmen, Sabine Gneiting, Philipp Lechler, Michael Woerner, Hans-Robert Springorum, Markus Weber, Patrick Sussmann, Ernst Sendtner, Joachim Grifka
Mortality as an indicator of patient safety in orthopaedics: lessons from qualitative analysis of a database of medical errors
Sukhmeet S Panesar, Andrew Carson-Stevens, Bhupinder S Mann, Mohit Bhandari, Rajan Madhok
Prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal disorders in elderly Brazilians: a systematic review of the literature
Vivian S Miranda, Vivielle BF deCarvalho, Luciana AC Machado, João Marcos D Dias
Changes of gluteus medius muscle in the adult patients with unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip
RuiYu Liu, XiaoDong Wen, ZhiQin Tong, KunZheng Wang, ChunSheng Wang
Total knee replacement plus physical and medical therapy or treatment with physical and medical therapy alone: a randomised controlled trial in patients with knee osteoarthritis (the MEDIC-study)
Soren T Skou, Ewa M Roos, Mogens B Laursen, Michael S Rathleff, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Ole H Simonsen, Sten Rasmussen
Patient and provider interventions for managing osteoarthritis in primary care: protocols for two randomized controlled trials
Kelli D Allen, Hayden B Bosworth, Dorothea S Brock, Jennifer G Chapman, Ranee Chatterjee, Cynthia J Coffman, Santanu K Datta, Rowena J Dolor, Amy S Jeffreys, Karen A Juntilla, Jennifer Kruszewski, Laurie E Marbrey, Jennifer McDuffie, Eugene Z Oddone, Nina Sperber, Mary P Sochacki, Catherine Stanwyck, Jennifer L Strauss, William S Yancy Jr
The implementation of the functional task exercise programme for elderly people living at home
Margot A H Fleuren, Susan Vrijkotte, Marielle P Jans, Renske Pin, Ariette van Hespen, Nico L U van Meeteren, Petra C Siemonsma
Short-term outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic non-calcific tendinopathy of the supraspinatus: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Olimpio Galasso, Ernesto Amelio, Daria Anna Riccelli, Giorgio Gasparini
The effect of physical loading on calcaneus quantitative ultrasound measurement: a cross-section study
Cheng-Rui Liu, Hai-Jun Niu, Fang Pu, Ling Wang, Lian-Wen Sun, Yu-Bo Fan, De-Yu Li
Randomized controlled trial of postoperative exercise rehabilitation program after lumbar spine fusion: study protocol
Sami Tarnanen, Marko H Neva, Joost Dekker, Keijo Häkkinen, Kimmo Vihtonen, Liisa Pekkanen, Arja Häkkinen
Prophylactic antibiotic regimens in tumor surgery (PARITY) survey
Khaled Hasan, Antonella Racano, Benjamin Deheshi, Forough Farrokhyar, Jay Wunder, Peter Ferguson, Ginger Holt, Herbert Schwartz, Brad Petrisor, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert
Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in workers: classification and health surveillance – statements of the Scientific Committee on Musculoskeletal Disorders of the International Commission on Occupational Health
Mats Hagberg, Francesco Saverio Violante, Roberta Bonfiglioli, Alexis Descatha, Judith Gold, Brad Evanoff, Judith K Sluiter
Evaluation of a patient-initiated review system in rheumatoid arthritis: an implementation trial protocol
Priyamvada Paudyal, Mark Perry, Sue Child, Christian A Gericke
Engaging consumers living in remote areas of Western Australia in the self-management of back pain: a prospective cohort study
Helen Slater, Andrew M Briggs, Samantha Bunzli, Stephanie J Davies, Anne J Smith, John L Quintner
Principles of brain plasticity in improving sensorimotor function of the knee and leg in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury: a double-blind randomized exploratory trial
Eva Ageberg, Anders Björkman, Birgitta Rosén, Ewa M Roos
Vertebral derotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis causes hypokyphosis of the thoracic spine
Kota Watanabe, Takayuki Nakamura, Akio Iwanami, Naobumi Hosogane, Takashi Tsuji, Ken Ishii, Masaya Nakamura, Yoshiaki Toyama, Kazuhiro Chiba, Morio Matsumoto
Effectiveness of a long-term use of a minimalist footwear versus habitual shoe on pain, function and mechanical loads in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Francis Trombini-Souza, Ricardo Fuller, Alessandra Matias, Mariane Yokota, Marco Butugan, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg, Isabel C N Sacco
Influence of Inflammatory Polyarthritis on Quantitative Heel Ultrasound Measurements
Stephen R Pye, Tarnya Marshall, Karl Gaffney, Robert Luben, Kay-Tee Khaw, Alan J Silman, Deborah PM Symmons, Terence W O’Neill
The effect of core decompression on local expression of BMP-2, PPAR-γ and bone regeneration in the steroid-induced femoral head osteonecrosis
Wei Wang, Liying Liu, Xiaoqian Dang, Shuqiang Ma, Mingyu Zhang, Kunzheng Wang
Risk factors and clinical presentation of craniocervical arterial dissection: A prospective study
Lucy C Thomas, Darren A Rivett, John R Attia, Christopher R Levi
The German fibromyalgia consumer reports – a cross-sectional survey
Winfried Häuser, Eva Jung, Brigitte Erbslöh-Möller, Mechthild Gesmann, Hedi Kühn-Becker, Franz Petermann, Jost Langhorst, Reinhard Thoma, Thomas Weiss, Frederick Wolfe, Andreas Winkelmann
Subgroups of musculoskeletal pain patients and their psychobiological patterns – The LOGIN study protocol
Andreas Gerhardt, Mechthild Hartmann, Jonas Tesarz, Susanne Janke, Sabine Leisner, Günter Seidler, Wolfgang Eich
Genetic contribution of catechol-O-methyltransferase variants in treatment outcome of low back pain: a prospective genetic association study
Ahmad Omair, Benedicte Alexandra Lie, Olav Reikeras, Marit Holden, Jens Ivar Brox
Effect of leisure time physical activity on severe knee or hip osteoarthritis leading to total joint replacement: a population-based prospective cohort study
Eva Ageberg, Gunnar Engström, Maria Gerhardsson de Verdier, Jan Rollof, Ewa M Roos, L Stefan Lohmander
Modifying patterns of movement in people with low back pain -does it help? A systematic review
Robert A Laird, Peter Kent, Jennifer L Keating
The effectiveness and cost evaluation of pain exposure physical therapy and conventional therapy in patients with complex regional pain syndrome type 1. Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial
Karlijn J Barnhoorn, Rob A B Oostendorp, Robert T M van Dongen, Frank P Klomp, Han Samwel, Gert Jan van der Wilt, Eddy Adang, Hans Groenewoud, Henk van de Meent, Jan Paul M Frölke
I-ONE therapy in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized and controlled study
Biagio Moretti, Angela Notarnicola, Lorenzo Moretti, Stefania Setti, Francesca De Terlizzi, Vito Pesce, Vittorio Patella
Communication style and exercise compliance in physiotherapy (CONNECT). A cluster randomized controlled trial to test a theory-based intervention to increase chronic low back pain patients’ adherence to physiotherapists’ recommendations: study rationale, design, and methods
Chris Lonsdale, Amanda M Hall, Geoffrey C Williams, Suzanne M McDonough, Nikos Ntoumanis, Aileen Murray, Deirdre A Hurley
Construct validity of the interview Time Trade-Off and computer Time Trade-Off in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional observational pilot study
Laurien Buitinga, Louise MA Braakman-Jansen, Erik Taal, Mart AFJ van de Laar
Factors affecting the quality of life after total knee arthroplasties: a prospective study
Ippolyti Papakostidou, Zoe H Dailiana, Theodoros Papapolychroniou, Lycurgos Liaropoulos, Elias Zintzaras, Theophilos S Karachalios, Konstantinos N Malizos
Minimal invasive surgery for unicameral bone cyst using demineralized bone matrix: a case series
Hwan Seong Cho, Sung Hwa Seo, So Hyun Park, Jong Hoon Park, Duk Seop Shin, Il Hyung Park
Inhibition of osteoclastogenesis by RNA interference targeting RANK
Ruofan Ma, Jie Xu, Bin Dong, Max Daniel Kauther, Marcus Jäger, Christian Wedemeyer
Effects of kinesiotherapy, ultrasound and electrotherapy in management of bilateral knee osteoarthritis: prospective clinical trial
Naryana Cristina Mascarin, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, MarÃlia dos Santos Andrade, Eduardo de Paiva Magalhães, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Ibsen Bellini Coimbra
No red cell alloimmunization or change of clinical outcome after using fresh frozen cancellous allograft bone for acetabular reconstruction in revision hip arthroplasty: a follow up study
Falk Mittag, Matthias Straub, Richard Schäfer, Torsten Kluba, Ingmar Ipach
The WISTAH hand study: A prospective cohort study of distal upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders
Arun Garg, Kurt T Hegmann, Jacqueline J Wertsch, Jay Kapellusch, Matthew S Thiese, Donald Bloswick, Andrew Merryweather, Richard Sesek, Gwen Deckow-Schaefer, James Foster, Eric Wood, Richard Kendall, Xiaoming Sheng, Richard Holubkov
Design of the muscles in motion study: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of an individually tailored home-based exercise training program for children and adolescents with juvenile dermatomyositis
Esther A Habers, Marco van Brussel, Anneli C Langbroek-Amersfoort, Annet van Royen-Kerkhof, Tim Takken
Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation, laser therapy and LED therapy on the masticatory system and the impact on sleep variables in cerebral palsy patients: a randomized, five arms clinical trial
Lilian Chrystiane Giannasi, Miriam Yumi Matsui, Sandra Regina de Freitas Batista, Camila Teixeira Hardt, Carla Paes Gomes, José Benedito Oliveira Amorim, Isabella de Carvalho Aguiar, Luanda Collange, Israel dos Reis dos Santos, Ismael Souza Dias, Cláudia Santos de Oliveira, Luis Vicente Franco de Oliveira, Mônica Fernandes Gomes
Incidence and prevalence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies among commercially insured, Medicare supplemental insured, and Medicaid enrolled populations: an administrative claims analysis
Karen E Smoyer-Tomic, Anthony A Amato, Ancilla W Fernandes
Effect of epimedium pubescen flavonoid on bone mineral status and bone turnover in male rats chronically exposed to cigarette smoke
Shu-guang Gao, Ling Cheng, Kang-hua Li, Wen-He Liu, Mai Xu, Wei Jiang, Li-Cheng Wei, Fang-jie Zhang, Wen-feng Xiao, Yi-lin Xiong, Jian Tian, Chao Zeng, Jin-peng Sun, Qiang Xie, Guang-hua Lei
The effects of knee arthroplasty on walking speed: A meta-analysis
Hamid Abbasi-Bafghi, Hamid R Fallah-Yakhdani, Onno G Meijer, Henrica CW de Vet, Sjoerd M Bruijn, Li-Yong Yang, Dirk L Knol, Barend J Van Royen, Jaap H van Dieën
Inter-rater reliability of the evaluation of muscular chains associated with posture alterations in scoliosis
Carole Fortin, Debbie Ehrmann Feldman, Clarice Tanaka, Michelle Houde, Hubert Labelle
Selected statins produce rapid spinal motor neuron loss in vitro
Beth B Murinson, Norman J Haughey, Nicholas J Maragakis
Prevalence of vertebral fractures in a disease activity steered cohort of patients with early active rheumatoid arthritis
Linda Dirven, M van den Broek, J H L M van Groenendael, W M de Beus, P J S M Kerstens, T W J Huizinga, C F Allaart, W F Lems
Estimation of return-to-sports-time for athletes with stress fracture – an approach combining risk level of fracture site with severity based on imaging
Oliver Dobrindt, Birgit Hoffmeyer, Juri Ruf, Max Seidensticker, Ingo G Steffen, Frank Fischbach, Alina Zarva, Gero Wieners, Gerhard Ulrich, Christoph H Lohmann, Holger Amthauer
Is knee osteoarthritis a symmetrical disease? Analysis of a 12 year prospective cohort study
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The reporting quality of studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of anti-CCP antibody in rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on diagnostic estimates
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Early functional results after Hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture: a randomized comparison between a minimal invasive and a conventional approach
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Preventive physiotherapy interventions for back care in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis
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Sustainability of return to work in sick-listed employees with low-back pain. Two-year follow-up in a randomized clinical trial comparing multidisciplinary and brief intervention
Chris Jensen, Ole Kudsk Jensen, Claus Vinther Nielsen
Efficacy of manual therapy treatments for people with cervicogenic dizziness and pain: protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Susan A Reid, Darren A Rivett, Michael G Katekar, Robin Callister
The value of high-frequency and color Doppler ultrasonography in diagnosing congenital muscular torticollis
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“Burden of osteoporotic fractures in primary health care in Catalonia (Spain): a population-based study”
Aina Pagès-Castellà, Cristina Carbonell-Abella, Francesc Fina Avilés, Maite Alzamora, Jose Miguel Baena-Díez, Daniel Martínez Laguna, Xavier Nogués, Adolfo Díez-Pérez, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra
Spine deviations and orthodontic treatment of asymmetric malocclusions in children
Carsten Lippold, Tatjana Moiseenko, Burkhard Drerup, Markus Schilgen, András Végh, Gholamreza Danesh
Important risk factors and attributable risk of vertebral fractures in the population-based Tromsø study
Svanhild Waterloo, Tuan Nguyen, Luai A Ahmed, Jacqueline R Center, Bente Morseth, Nguyen D Nguyen, John A Eisman, Anne J Søgaard, Nina Emaus
A prospective study of the impact of musculoskeletal pain and radiographic osteoarthritis on health related quality of life in community dwelling older people
Laura L Laslett, Stephen J Quinn, Tania M Winzenberg, Kristy Sanderson, Flavia Cicuttini, Graeme Jones
Effects of ground and joint reaction force exercise on lumbar spine and femoral neck bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
George A Kelley, Kristi S Kelley, Wendy M Kohrt
The 2010 American college of rheumatology fibromyalgia survey diagnostic criteria and symptom severity scale is a valid and reliable tool in a French speaking fibromyalgia cohort
Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Peter A Ste-Marie, Pantelis Panopalis, Henri Ménard, Yoram Shir, Fred Wolfe
Psychiatric comorbidity as predictor of costs in back pain patients undergoing disc surgery: a longitudinal observational study
Alexander Konnopka, Margrit Löbner, Melanie Luppa, Dirk Heider, Sven Heinrich, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Hans Jörg Meisel, Lutz Günther, Jürgen Meixensberger, Hans-Helmut König
Musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers: a one-year follow-up study
Julitta S Boschman, Henk F van der Molen, Judith K Sluiter, Monique HW Frings-Dresen
Metal ion levels in large-diameter total hip and resurfacing hip arthroplasty-Preliminary results of a prospective five year study after two years of follow-up
W Maurer-Ertl, J Friesenbichler, P Sadoghi, M Pechmann, M Trennheuser, A Leithner
Magnitude of impact and healthcare use for musculoskeletal disorders in the paediaric: a population-based study
Anna C Gunz, Mayilee Canizares, Crystal MacKay, Elizabeth M Badley
Lipopolysaccharide treatment suppresses spontaneously developing ankylosing enthesopathy in B10.BR male mice: The potential role of interleukin-10
Jana Capkova, Tomas Hrncir, Alena Kubatova, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova
Femoral press-fit fixation in ACL reconstruction using bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft: results at 15 years follow-up
Wojciech Widuchowski, Malgorzata Widuchowska, Bogdan Ko czy, Szymon Dragan, Andrzej Czamara, Wieslaw Tomaszewski, Jerzy Widuchowski
Effects of home-based resistance training and neuromuscular electrical stimulation in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Robert A Bruce-Brand, Raymond J Walls, Joshua C Ong, Barry S Emerson, John M O’Byrne, Niall M Moyna
Association between human papillomavirus DNA and temporal arteritis
Amir Mohammadi, John D Pfeifer, James S Lewis Jr
Ganglion cysts of the cruciate ligaments: a series of 31 cases and review of the literature
Yongtao Mao, Qirong Dong, Yi Wang
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP): an adjuvant to hasten hamstring muscle recovery. A randomized controlled trial protocol (ISCRTN66528592)
Mohamad Shariff A Hamid, Mohamed Razif Mohamed Ali, Ashril Yusof, John George
Clinical outcome of implant removal after fracture healing. Design of a prospective multicentre clinical cohort study
Dagmar I Vos, Michael HJ Verhofstad, Beate Hanson, Yolanda van der Graaf, Chris van der Werken
Cardiovascular disease prevalence in patients with inflammatory arthritis, diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study in primary care
Markus MJ Nielen, Alper M van Sijl, Mike JL Peters, Robert A Verheij, François G Schellevis, Michael T Nurmohamed
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a Bengali version of the modified fibromyalgia impact questionnaire
Mohammed A Muquith, Md Nazrul Islam, Syed A Haq, Peter M ten Klooster, Johannes J Rasker, Muhammad B Yunus
Rheumatoid arthritis and sexuality: A patient survey in France
Gisela Kobelt, Brigitte Texier-Richard, Sylvain Mimoun, Anne-Sophie Woronoff, David-Romain Bertholon, Aleth Perdriger, Yves Maugars, Bernard Combe
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Comparison of titanium and polyetheretherketone cages
Mario Cabraja, Soner Oezdemir, Daniel Koeppen, Stefan Kroppenstedt
Prescription and dosing of urate-lowering therapy, rather than patient behaviours, are the key modifiable factors associated with targeting serum urate in gout
Nicola Dalbeth, Meaghan E House, Anne Horne, Keith J Petrie, Fiona M McQueen, William J Taylor
Biomarkers and cytokines of bone turnover: extensive evaluation in a cohort of patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Ali Taylan, Ismail Sari, Baris Akinci, Safak Bilge, Didem Kozaci, Servet Akar, Ayfer Colak, Hulya Yalcin, Necati Gunay, Nurullah Akkoc
Sutures versus staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Jesse A Shantz, James Vernon, Jeff Leiter, Saam Morshed, Gregory Stranges
Total hip arthroplasty: leg length inequality impairs functional outcomes and patient satisfaction
Christoph Röder, Raphael Vogel, Lukas Burri, Daniel Dietrich, Lukas P Staub
Surgeons agree more on treatment recommendations than on classification of proximal humeral fractures
Stig Brorson, Bo Sanderhoff Olsen, Lars Henrik Frich, Steen Lund Jensen, Anne Kathrine Sørensen, Michael Krogsgaard, Asbjørn Hróbjartsson
Text-mining applied to autoimmune disease research: the Sjögren’s syndrome knowledge base
Sven-Ulrik Gorr, Trevor J Wennblom, Steve Horvath, David TW Wong, Sara A Michie
Prevalence of multisite musculoskeletal symptoms: a French cross-sectional working population-based study
Elsa Parot-Schinkel, Alexis Descatha, Catherine Ha, Audrey Petit, Annette Leclerc, Yves Roquelaure
Characterization of microRNA expression profiles in normal and osteoarthritic human chondrocytes
Silvia Díaz-Prado, Claudia Cicione, Emma Muiños-López, Tamara Hermida-Gómez, Natividad Oreiro, Carlos Fernández-López, Francisco J Blanco
Reliability of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory and stability of the MPI classification system in chronic back pain
Martin L Verra, Felix Angst, J Bart Staal, Roberto Brioschi, Susanne Lehmann, André Aeschlimann, Rob A de Bie
Rheumatoid arthritis and the incidence of influenza and influenza-related complications: a retrospective cohort study
William A Blumentals, Anna Arreglado, Pavel Napalkov, Stephen Toovey
The development of whole blood titanium levels after instrumented spinal fusion – Is there a correlation between the number of fused segments and titanium levels?
Ingmar Ipach, Ralf Schäfer, Falk Mittag, Carmen Leichtle, Petra Wolf, Torsten Kluba
Revision of reversed total shoulder arthroplasty. Indications and outcome
Mazda Farshad, Marion Grögli, Sabrina Catanzaro, Christian Gerber
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with quadriceps tendon autograft and press-fit fixation using an anteromedial portal technique
Ralph Akoto, Juergen Hoeher
Stress is dominant in patients with depression and chronic low back pain. A qualitative study of psychotherapeutic interventions for patients with non-specific low back pain of 3–12 months’ duration
Hanne Ellegaard, Birthe D Pedersen
The vertical hip fracture – a treatment challenge. A cohort study with an up to 9 year follow-up of 137 consecutive hips treated with sliding hip screw and antirotation screw
Anders Enocson, Lasse J Lapidus
Stature is an essential predictor of muscle strength in children
Jean-Yves Hogrel, Valérie Decostre, Corinne Alberti, Aurélie Canal, Gwenn Ollivier, Emilie Josserand, Ilham Taouil, Dominique Simon
Prognostic factors for non-success in patients with sciatica and disc herniation
Anne Julsrud Haugen, Jens Ivar Brox, Lars Grøvle, Anne Keller, Bård Natvig, Dag Soldal, Margreth Grotle
Influence of Statins locally applied from orthopedic implants on osseous integration
Stephan Pauly, David A Back, Kathrin Kaeppler, Norbert P Haas, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Britt Wildemann
Embracing additive manufacture: implications for foot and ankle orthosis design
Scott Telfer, Jari Pallari, Javier Munguia, Kenny Dalgarno, Martin McGeough, Jim Woodburn
Anti-TNFα therapy transiently improves high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and microvascular endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a Pilot Study
Aamer Sandoo, Jet J C S Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Tracey E Toms, Douglas Carroll, George D Kitas
Biomechanical comparison of unilateral and bilateral pedicle screws fixation for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion after decompressive surgery -- a finite element analysis
Shih-Hao Chen, Shang-Chih Lin, Wen-Chi Tsai, Chih-Wei Wang, Shih-Heng Chao
Mortality after low trauma hip fracture: a prospective cohort study
Majid Valizadeh, Saeideh Mazloomzadeh, Somayeh Golmohammadi, Bagher Larijani
Effects of tailored neck-shoulder pain treatment based on a decision model guided by clinical assessments and standardized functional tests. A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Martin Björklund, Mats Djupsjöbacka, Åsa Svedmark, Charlotte Häger
Osteo-cise: Strong Bones for Life: Protocol for a community-based randomised controlled trial of a multi-modal exercise and osteoporosis education program for older adults at risk of falls and fractures
Jenny Gianoudis, Christine A Bailey, Kerrie M Sanders, Caryl A Nowson, Keith Hill, Peter R Ebeling, Robin M Daly
Hypermobility of the first metatarsal bone in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis treated by lapidus procedure
Stanislav Popelka, Rastislav Hromádka, Pavel Vavřík, Vladislav Barták, Stanislav Popelka Jr, Antonín Sosna
A phase III randomized three-arm trial of physical therapist delivered pain coping skills training for patients with total knee arthroplasty: the KASTPain protocol
Daniel L Riddle, Francis J Keefe, Dennis Ang, Khaled J, Levent Dumenci, Mark P Jensen, Matthew J Bair, Shelby D Reed, Kurt Kroenke
Patients’ knowledge and beliefs concerning gout and its treatment: a population based study
Leslie R Harrold, Kathleen M Mazor, Daniel Peterson, Nausheen Naz, Cassandra Firneno, Robert A Yood
A single-nucleotide polymorphism rs708567 in the IL-17RC gene is associated with a susceptibility to and the curve severity of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in a Chinese Han population: a case-control study
Song Zhou, Xu-sheng Qiu, Ze-zhang Zhu, Wei-fei Wu, Zhen Liu, Yong Qiu
Symptomatic knee disorders in floor layers and graphic designers. A cross-sectional study
Lilli Kirkeskov Jensen, Søren Rytter, Jens Peter Bonde
Effect of posture-control insoles on function in children with cerebral palsy: Randomized controlled clinical trial
Hugo Pasini Neto, Luanda André Collange Grecco, Thaluanna CL Christovão, Luiz Alfredo Braun, Lilian Chrystiane Giannasi, Afonso Shiguemi Inoue Salgado, Renata Calhes Franco de Moura, Paulo de Tarso Camillo de Carvalho, João CF Corrêa, Luciana MM Sampaio, Manuela Galli, Claudia Santos Oliveira
Kinematic predictors of single-leg squat performance: a comparison of experienced physiotherapists and student physiotherapists
Benjamin K Weeks, Christopher P Carty, Sean A Horan
Evaluation of radial distribution of cartilage degeneration and necessity of pre-contrast measurements using radial dGEMRIC in adults with acetabular dysplasia
Li Xu, Yongbin Su, Karl-Philipp Kienle, Daichi Hayashi, Ali Guermazi, Jing Zhang, Yongming Dai, Xiaoguang Cheng
Modern psychometrics applied in rheumatology–A systematic review
Liseth Siemons, Peter M ten Klooster, Erik Taal, Cees AW Glas, Mart AFJ Van de Laar
Wear, bone density, functional outcome and survival in vitamin E-incorporated polyethylene cups in reversed hybrid total hip arthroplasty: design of a randomized controlled trial
Hugo C van der Veen, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, Sjoerd K Bulstra, Jos JAM van Raay
The age- and sex-specific occurrence of bothersome neck pain in the general population – results from the Stockholm public health cohort
Eva Skillgate, Cecilia Magnusson, Michael Lundberg, Johan Hallqvist
How does scapula motion change after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty? - a preliminary report
Myung-Sun Kim, Keun-Young Lim, Dong-Hyun Lee, David Kovacevic, Nam-Young Cho
Prospective observational cohort study of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL), chronic foot problems and their determinants in gout: a research protocol
Priyanka Chandratre, Christian Mallen, Jane Richardson, Keith Rome, Joanne Bailey, Rajvinder Gill, Samantha Hider, Jane Mason, Zoe Mayson, Sara Muller, Charlotte Purcell, Jennifer Titley, Simon Wathall, Irena Zwierska, Edward Roddy
Age and gender as determinants of the bone quality of the greater tuberosity: A HR-pQCT cadaver study
Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Volker Braunstein, Stefan Milz, Christoph M Sprecher, Sonja Kirchhoff, Mathias Graw, Andreas B Imhoff, Stefan Hinterwimmer
Life impact of ankle fractures: Qualitative analysis of patient and clinician experiences
Steven M McPhail, Joel Dunstan, Julie Canning, Terry P Haines
Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH): design of a randomised controlled trial of a hand and upper limb exercise intervention - ISRCTN89936343
Jo Adams, Chris Bridle, Sukhdeep Dosanjh, Peter Heine, Sarah E Lamb, Joanne Lord, Christopher McConkey, Vivien Nichols, Francine Toye, Martin R Underwood, Mark A Williams, Esther M Williamson
Tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joint 3D-kinematics in patients with posterior cruciate ligament deficiency compared to healthy volunteers
Ruediger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Ulrich Lenze, Stefan Hinterwimmer, Florian Pohlig, Heiko Graichen, Thomas Stein, Frederic Welsch, Rainer Burgkart
Functional exercise after total hip replacement (FEATHER) a randomised control trial
Brenda Monaghan, Tim Grant, Wayne Hing, Tara Cusack
Collagen type I and decorin expression in tenocytes depend on the cell isolation method
Markus U Wagenhäuser, Matthias F Pietschmann, Birte Sievers, Denitsa Docheva, Matthias Schieker, Volkmar Jansson, Peter E Müller
Manual therapy followed by specific active exercises versus a placebo followed by specific active exercises on the improvement of functional disability in patients with chronic non specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial
Pierre Balthazard, Pierre de Goumoens, Gilles Rivier, Philippe Demeulenaere, Pierluigi Ballabeni, Olivier Dériaz
Upper limb position control in fibromyalgia
Ellen Marie Bardal, Karin Roeleveld, Tonje Okkenhaug Johansen, Paul Jarle Mork
FRAX® tool, the WHO algorithm to predict osteoporotic fractures: the first analysis of its discriminative and predictive ability in the Spanish FRIDEX cohort
Rafael Azagra, Genís Roca, Gloria Encabo, Amada Aguyé, Marta Zwart, Sílvia Güell, Núria Puchol, Emili Gene, Enrique Casado, Pilar Sancho, Silvia Solà, Pere Torán, Milagros Iglesias, Maria Carmen Gisbert, Francesc López-Expósito, Jesús Pujol-Salud, Yolanda Fernandez-Hermida, Ana Puente, Mireia Rosàs, Vicente Bou, Juan José Antón, Gustavo Lansdberg, Juan Carlos Martín-Sánchez, Adolf Díez-Pérez, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra
Tenotomy versus Tenodesis in the treatment of the long head of biceps brachii tendon lesions
Olimpio Galasso, Giorgio Gasparini, Massimo De Benedetto, Filippo Familiari, Roberto Castricini
Comparison of vertical ground reaction forces during overground and treadmill running. A validation study
Bas Kluitenberg, Steef W Bredeweg, Sjouke Zijlstra, Wiebren Zijlstra, Ida Buist
Analysis of orthopedic surgery of bone metastases in breast cancer patients
Bernd Wegener, Marcus Schlemmer, Joachim Stemmler, Volkmar Jansson, Hans Roland Dürr, Matthias F Pietschmann
Low infliximab serum trough levels and anti-infliximab antibodies are prevalent in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with infliximab in daily clinical practice: results of an observational cohort study
Aatke van der Maas, Bart JF van den Bemt, Gertjan Wolbink, Frank HJ van den Hoogen, Piet LCM van Riel, Alfons A den Broeder
Relationship between radiological grading and clinical status in knee osteoarthritis. a multicentric study
Daniel Hernández-Vaquero, José Manuel Fernández-Carreira
Quality of life after pertrochanteric femoral fractures treated with a gamma nail: a single center study of 62 patients
Christian Giessauf, Mathias Glehr, Gerwin A Bernhardt, Franz J Seibert, Karl Gruber, Patrick Sadoghi, Andreas Leithner, Gerald Gruber
Assessing function in patients undergoing joint replacement: a study protocol for a cohort study
Vikki Wylde, Ashley W Blom, Stijn Bolink, Luke Brunton, Paul Dieppe, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Bernd Grimm, Cindy Mann, Erik Lenguerrand
IL-6 signaling blockade increases inflammation but does not affect muscle function in the mdx mouse
Matthew C Kostek, Kanneboyina Nagaraju, Emidio Pistilli, Arpana Sali, San-Huei Lai, Brad Gordon, Yi-Wen Chen
Lifestyle factors and site-specific risk of hip fracture in community dwelling older women – a 13-year prospective population-based cohort study
Mikko Määttä, Erkki Terho, Heikki Jokinen, Pasi Pulkkinen, Juha Korpelainen, Jorma Heikkinen, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Timo Jämsä, Raija Korpelainen
Changes in the expression of aromatase, estrogen receptor α and β in mandibular condylar cartilage of rats induced by disordered occlusion
Shibin Yu, Xianghui Xing, Kai Jiao, Lei Sun, Lei Liu, Meiqing Wang
A physiotherapist-delivered integrated exercise and pain coping skills training intervention for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial protocol
Kim L Bennell, Yasmin Ahamed, Christina Bryant, Gwendolen Jull, Michael A Hunt, Justin Kenardy, Andrew Forbes, Anthony Harris, Michael Nicholas, Ben Metcalf, Thorlene Egerton, Francis J Keefe
Hypothermic manipulation of bone cement can extend the handling time during vertebroplasty
Po-Liang Lai, Ching-Lung Tai, I-Ming Chu, Tsai-Sheng Fu, Lih-Huei Chen, Wen-Jer Chen
The association of sleep difficulties with health-related quality of life among patients with fibromyalgia
Jan-Samuel Wagner, Marco D DiBonaventura, Arthi B Chandran, Joseph C Cappelleri
Patients’ views about treatment with combination therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis: a comparative qualitative study
Heidi Lempp, Darija Hofmann, Stephani L Hatch, David L Scott
Conservative treatment, plate fixation, or prosthesis for proximal humeral fracture. A prospective randomized study
Antti P Launonen, Vesa Lepola, Tapio Flinkkilä, Niko Strandberg, Johanna Ojanperä, Pekka Rissanen, Antti Malmivaara, Ville M Mattila, Petra Elo, Timo Viljakka, Minna Laitinen
Arthroscopic cartilage regeneration facilitating procedure for osteoarthritic knee
Shaw-Ruey Lyu, Chia-Chen Hsu, Chih-Wen Lin
Foot pain and functional limitation in healthy adults with hallux valgus: a cross-sectional study
Sheree E Nix, Bill T Vicenzino, Michelle D Smith
Gender differences in pain levels before and after treatment: a prospective outcomes study on 3,900 Swiss patients with musculoskeletal complaints
Cynthia K Peterson, B Kim Humphreys, Jürg Hodler, Christian WA Pfirrmann
The effects of neuromuscular exercise on medial knee joint load post-arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy: ‘SCOPEX’ a randomised control trial protocol
Michelle Hall, Rana S Hinman, Tim V Wrigley, Ewa M Roos, Paul W Hodges, Margaret Staples, Kim L Bennell
Local treatment of a bone graft by soaking in zoledronic acid inhibits bone resorption and bone formation. A bone chamber study in rats
Ola Belfrage, Hanna Isaksson, Magnus Tägil
The impact of secondary hyperparathyroidism on the efficacy of antiresorptive therapy
Gyöngyvér Kincse, József Varga, Péter Somogyi, Péter Szodoray, Péter Surányi, János Gaál
Hip resurfacing in a district general hospital: 6-year clinical results using the ReCap hip resurfacing system
Walter van der Weegen, Henk J Hoekstra, Thea Sijbesma, Shennah Austen, Rudolf W Poolman
Bradykinin type 2 receptor -9/-9 genotype is associated with triceps brachii muscle hypertrophy following strength training in young healthy men
Jelena Z Popadic Gacesa, Milica Momcilovic, Igor Veselinovic, David A Brodie, Nikola G Grujic
Matrix metalloproteinase protein expression profiles cannot distinguish between normal and early osteoarthritic synovial fluid
Bryan J Heard, Liam Martin, Jerome B Rattner, Cyril B Frank, David A Hart, Roman Krawetz
Reproducibility of a 3-dimensional gyroscope in measuring shoulder anteflexion and abduction
Ludo I F Penning, Nick A Guldemond, Rob A de Bie, Geert H I M Walenkamp
A method to screen and evaluate tissue adhesives for joint repair applications
Tilo Dehne, Rolf Zehbe, Jan Philipp Krüger, Aneliya Petrova, Rafael Valbuena, Michael Sittinger, Helmut Schubert, Jochen Ringe
Platelet-rich plasma vs hyaluronic acid to treat knee degenerative pathology: study design and preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial
Giuseppe Filardo, Elizaveta Kon, Alessandro Di Martino, Berardo Di Matteo, Maria Letizia Merli, Annarita Cenacchi, Pier Maria Fornasari, Maurilio Marcacci
Vitamin D Receptor gene (VDR) transcripts in bone, cartilage, muscles and blood and microarray analysis of vitamin D responsive genes expression in paravertebral muscles of Juvenile and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis patients
Roman Nowak, Justyna Szota, Urszula Mazurek
The role of surgeon volume on patient outcome in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review of the literature
Rick L Lau, Anthony V Perruccio, Rajiv Gandhi, Nizar N Mahomed
Trends in the surgical treatment of proximal humeral fractures – a nationwide 23-year study in Finland
Tuomas T Huttunen, Antti P Launonen, Harri Pihlajamäki, Pekka Kannus, Ville M Mattila
The effect of continuous ultrasound on chronic non-specific low back pain: a single blind placebo-controlled randomized trial
Safoora Ebadi, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Soofia Naghdi, Shohre Jalaei, Mirmostafa Sadat, Hosein Bagheri, Maurits W vanTulder, Nicholas Henschke, Ehsan Fallah
Effect of muscle load tasks with maximal isometric contractions on oxygenation of the trapezius muscle and sympathetic nervous activity in females with chronic neck and shoulder pain
Yukiko Shiro, Young-Chang P Arai, Takako Matsubara, Shunsuke Isogai, Takahiro Ushida
Perceived physical exertion during healthcare work and prognosis for recovery from long-term pain in different body regions: Prospective cohort study
Lars L Andersen, Thomas Clausen, Roger Persson, Andreas Holtermann
The relationship between retinal vessel calibre and knee cartilage and BMLs
Miranda L Davies-Tuck, Ryo Kawasaki, Anita E Wluka, Tien Y Wong, Lauren Hodgson, Dallas R English, Graham G Giles, Flavia Cicuttini
Prognosis of patients with whiplash-associated disorders consulting physiotherapy: development of a predictive model for recovery
Tony Bohman, Pierre Côté, Eleanor Boyle, J David Cassidy, Linda J Carroll, Eva Skillgate
The cost effectiveness of teriparatide as a first-line treatment for glucocorticoid-induced and postmenopausal osteoporosis patients in Sweden
Daniel R Murphy, Lee J Smolen, Timothy M Klein, Robert W Klein
Normal inter-limb differences during the straight leg raise neurodynamic test: a cross sectional study
Benjamin S Boyd, Philip S Villa
Risk factors for revision of primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review
Julian JZ Prokopetz, Elena Losina, Robin L Bliss, John Wright, John A Baron, Jeffrey N Katz
Sagittal plane gait characteristics in hip osteoarthritis patients with mild to moderate symptoms compared to healthy controls: a cross-sectional study
Ingrid Eitzen, Linda Fernandes, Lars Nordsletten, May Arna Risberg
Cost-effectiveness of minimal interventional procedures for chronic mechanical low back pain: design of four randomised controlled trials with an economic evaluation
Esther T Maas, Johan NS Juch, J George Groeneweg, Raymond WJG Ostelo, Bart W Koes, Arianne P Verhagen, Merel van Raamt, Frank Wille, Frank JPM Huygen, Maurits W van Tulder
Effects of a one week multidisciplinary inpatient self-management programme for patients with fibromyalgia: a randomised controlled trial
Bente Hamnes, Petter Mowinckel, Ingvild Kjeken, Kåre B Hagen
Replacement of endoprosthetic implants within a two years follow-up period: a statutory health insurance routine data analysis
Roland Linder, Hardy Müller, Brigitte Grenz-Farenholtz, Caroline Wagner, Martin Stockheim, Frank Verheyen
MRI signal distribution within the intervertebral disc as a biomarker of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and spondylolisthesis
Julien Gervais, Delphine Périé, Stefan Parent, Hubert Labelle, Carl-Eric Aubin
The allogeneic umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells regulate the function of T helper 17 cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an in vitro co-culture system
Qin Wang, Xiaofeng Li, Jing Luo, Li Zhang, Lihui Ma, Zhiqin Lv, Lijin Xue
Expression profiles of muscle disease-associated genes and their isoforms during differentiation of cultured human skeletal muscle cells
Saba Abdul-Hussein, Peter F M van der Ven, Homa Tajsharghi
The effectiveness of a chair intervention in the workplace to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms. A systematic review
Sjan-Mari van Niekerk, Quinette Abigail Louw, Susan Hillier
Ultrasound of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in asymptomatic adults
Jiaan Zhu, Yiwen Zhao, Fang liu, Yunxia Huang, Junjie Shao, Bing Hu
Population-based consultation patterns in patients with shoulder pain diagnoses
Eva Tekavec, Anna Jöud, Ralf Rittner, Zoli Mikoczy, Catarina Nordander, Ingemar F Petersson, Martin Englund
The information needs of people living with ankylosing spondylitis: a questionnaire survey
Roxanne Cooksey, Sinead Brophy, Muhammad Jami Husain, Elizabeth Irvine, Helen Davies, Stefan Siebert
Addition of telephone coaching to a physiotherapist-delivered physical activity program in people with knee osteoarthritis: A randomised controlled trial protocol
Kim L Bennell, Thorlene Egerton, Caroline Bills, Janette Gale, Gregory S Kolt, Stephen J Bunker, David J Hunter, Caroline A Brand, Andrew Forbes, Anthony Harris, Rana S Hinman
Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: design of a randomized single-blinded controlled trial
Rafael Inácio Barbosa, Eula Katucha da Silva Rodrigues, Guilherme Tamanini, Alexandre Márcio Marcolino, Valéria Meirelles Carril Elui, Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro, Nilton Mazzer, Marisa de Cássia Registro Fonseca
Inter- and intra-observer reliability of clinical movement-control tests for marines
Andreas Monnier, Joachim Heuer, Kjell Norman, Björn O Äng
Stochastic amplitude-modulated stretching of rabbit flexor digitorum profundus tendons reduces stiffness compared to cyclic loading but does not affect tenocyte metabolism
Thomas H Steiner, Alexander Bürki, Stephen J Ferguson, Benjamin Gantenbein-Ritter
Assessment of a novel biomechanical fracture model for distal radius fractures
Sebastian Felix Baumbach, Enrico Dall’Ara, Patrick Weninger, Anna Antoni, Hannes Traxler, Martin Dörr, Philippe K Zysset
Single leg mini squat: an inter-tester reproducibility study of children in the age of 9–10 and 12–14 years presented by various methods of kappa calculation
Tina Junge, Sølvi Balsnes, Lisbeth Runge, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Niels Wedderkopp
A systematic review of the etiopathogenesis of Kienböck's disease and a critical appraisal of its recognition as an occupational disease related to hand-arm vibration
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Reliability and group differences in quantitative cervicothoracic measures among individuals with and without chronic neck pain
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