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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Issue 1/2012

Content (265 Articles)

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

Identifying work ability promoting factors for home care aides and assistant nurses

Agneta Larsson, Lena Karlqvist, Mats Westerberg, Gunvor Gard

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Technical advance

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

Open Access Research article

A qualitative study on the role of cultural background in patients' perspectives on rehabilitation

Mandy Scheermesser, Stefan Bachmann, Astrid Schämann, Peter Oesch, Jan Kool

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

Clinimetric properties of the Turkish translation of a modified neck disability index

Nur Kesiktas, Emel Ozcan, Howard Vernon

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

African American patients with gout: efficacy and safety of febuxostat vs allopurinol

Alvin F Wells, Patricia A MacDonald, Solomon Chefo, Robert L Jackson

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

Radiographic knee osteoarthritis in ex-elite table tennis players

Reza Rajabi, Gillian M Johnson, Mohammad H Alizadeh, Nazanin Meghdadi

Open Access Technical advance

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

Pain relief is associated with decreasing postural sway in patients with non-specific low back pain

Alexander Ruhe, René Fejer, Bruce Walker

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Case report

Successful staged hip replacement in septic hip osteoarthritis in osteopetrosis: a case report

Giovanni Manzi, Delia Romanò, Laura Moneghini, Carlo L Romanò

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Technical advance

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Case report

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

Open Access Technical advance

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

Hinders for continued work among persons with fibromyalgia

Kaisa Mannerkorpi, Gunvor Gard

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Commentary

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

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluation of a patient-initiated review system in rheumatoid arthritis: an implementation trial protocol

Priyamvada Paudyal, Mark Perry, Sue Child, Christian A Gericke

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

Risk factors and clinical presentation of craniocervical arterial dissection: A prospective study

Lucy C Thomas, Darren A Rivett, John R Attia, Christopher R Levi

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

Modifying patterns of movement in people with low back pain -does it help? A systematic review

Robert A Laird, Peter Kent, Jennifer L Keating

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

Inhibition of osteoclastogenesis by RNA interference targeting RANK

Ruofan Ma, Jie Xu, Bin Dong, Max Daniel Kauther, Marcus Jäger, Christian Wedemeyer

Open Access Research article

Effects of kinesiotherapy, ultrasound and electrotherapy in management of bilateral knee osteoarthritis: prospective clinical trial

Naryana Cristina Mascarin, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Marília dos Santos Andrade, Eduardo de Paiva Magalhães, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Ibsen Bellini Coimbra

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

Selected statins produce rapid spinal motor neuron loss in vitro

Beth B Murinson, Norman J Haughey, Nicholas J Maragakis

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

Is knee osteoarthritis a symmetrical disease? Analysis of a 12 year prospective cohort study

Andrew J Metcalfe, Maria LE Andersson, Rhian Goodfellow, Carina A Thorstensson

Open Access Correspondence

The reporting quality of studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of anti-CCP antibody in rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on diagnostic estimates

Elias Zintzaras, Afroditi A Papathanasiou, Dimitrios C Ziogas, Michael Voulgarelis

Open Access Research article

Early functional results after Hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture: a randomized comparison between a minimal invasive and a conventional approach

Felix Renken, Svenja Renken, Andreas Paech, Michael Wenzl, Andreas Unger, Arndt P Schulz

Open Access Research article

Preventive physiotherapy interventions for back care in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis

Inmaculada Calvo-Muñoz, Antonia Gómez-Conesa, Julio Sánchez-Meca

Open Access Study protocol

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

Open Access Research article

The value of high-frequency and color Doppler ultrasonography in diagnosing congenital muscular torticollis

Lei Wang, Lingyan Zhang, Yuanjiao Tang, Li Qiu

Open Access Research article

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