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  1. Exercise programmes have shown to be important for the prevention of fractures in patients with established osteoporosis. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of such programmes for women with low bo...

    Authors: K. A. Hakestad, M. K. Torstveit, L. Nordsletten and M. A. Risberg
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:352
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  2. In cerebral palsy (CP) there is an increased risk of scoliosis. It is important to identify a progressive scoliosis early-on because the results of surgery depend on the magnitude of the curve. The Swedish fol...

    Authors: Måns Persson-Bunke, Tomasz Czuba, Gunnar Hägglund and Elisabet Rodby-Bousquet
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:351
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  3. The efficiency of treating simple bone cyst (SBC) is low. Depending on the choice of treatment, a positive response occurs in 20 to 80 % of cases. These rates are unacceptable, particularly considering they co...

    Authors: Pawel Flont, Krzysztof Malecki, Anna Niewola, Zbigniew Lipczyk and Kryspin Niedzielski
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:350
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  4. All diabetic neuroosteoarthropathy (Charcot arthropathy) treatment concepts are focused on a long-term infection-free, ulcer-free, and plantigrade sufficiently stable foot in order to avoid amputation. Reconst...

    Authors: Anica Eschler, Georg Gradl, Annekatrin Wussow and Thomas Mittlmeier
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:349
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  5. Many injury prevention and rehabilitation programs aim to train hamstring and quadriceps co-activation to constrain excessive anterior tibial translation and protect the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) from i...

    Authors: Benjamin G. Serpell, Jennie M. Scarvell, Mark R. Pickering, Nick B. Ball, Phillip Newman, Diana Perriman, John Warmenhoven and Paul N. Smith
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:348
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  6. Axial spondyloarthropathy typically has its onset in early adulthood and can impact significantly on quality of life. In the UK, biologic anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy is recommended for patients who are...

    Authors: Gary J. Macfarlane, Maxwell S. Barnish, Elizabeth A. Jones, Lesley Kay, Andrew Keat, Karen T. Meldrum, Ejaz Pathan, Roger D. Sturrock, Claudia Zabke, Paul McNamee and Gareth T. Jones
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:347
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  7. Current research emphasizes the high prevalence and costs of low back pain (LBP). The STarT Back Tool was designed to support primary care decision making for treatment by helping to determine the treatment pr...

    Authors: Sven Karstens, Katja Krug, Jonathan C. Hill, Christian Stock, Jost Steinhaeuser, Joachim Szecsenyi and Stefanie Joos
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:346
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  8. Achilles tendon structure deteriorates 2-days after maximal loading in elite athletes. The load-response behaviour of tendons may be altered in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) as hyperglycaemia accelerates col...

    Authors: Andrea M. Y. Wong, Sean I. Docking, Jill L. Cook and James E. Gaida
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:345
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  9. The progression of disc degeneration is generally believed to be associated with low back pain and/or degenerative lumbar diseases, especially in the elderly. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively ev...

    Authors: Koji Akeda, Tomomi Yamada, Nozomu Inoue, Akinobu Nishimura and Akihiro Sudo
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:344
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  10. Current recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) support its management within a dedicated clinical service. Therapies for AAV are imperfect with many patients failing to achieve disease control an...

    Authors: Neeraj Dhaun, Andrew Saunders, Christopher O. Bellamy, Rocío Martinez Gallardo, Lynn Manson and David C. Kluth
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:343
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  11. Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and pathological changes in the spinal cord are major causes of back pain. In addition to its well-established anti-resorptive effect on bone, calcitonin (CT) potentially...

    Authors: Chang-Cheng Liu, Fa-Ming Tian, Zhuang Zhou, Peng Wang, Yu Gou, Heng Zhang, Wen-Ya Wang, Yong Shen, Ying-Ze Zhang and Liu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:342
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  12. Intervertebral disc (IVD) disorders are often accompanied by painful inflammatory and immunopathological processes. Nucleus pulposus (NP) cells play a pivotal role in maintenance of IVD by organizing the expre...

    Authors: Demissew S. Mern and Claudius Thomé
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:341
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  13. The m. quadriceps femoris is the strongest muscle in the human body and plays an important role in sports, activities of daily living and independence. Two older studies showed increased electromyographic (EMG...

    Authors: Felix Angst, Martina Kaufmann, Thomas Benz, Stefan Nehrer, André Aeschlimann and Susanne Lehmann
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:340
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  14. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that leads to joint destruction, disability, and decreased quality of life (QOL). Inhibition of Janus kinase (JAK) signaling ameliorates articular in...

    Authors: Atsuo Tanimoto, Yuichi Shinozaki, Keisuke Nozawa, Yukari Kimoto, Wataru Amano, Akira Matsuo, Takayuki Yamaguchi and Mutsuyoshi Matsushita
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:339
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  15. Although fractures consume large social and financial resources, little is known about their actual numbers, treatment methods or outcomes. The scarcity of data calls for a high-quality, population-based regis...

    Authors: David Wennergren, Carl Ekholm, Anna Sandelin and Michael Möller
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:338
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  16. The meniscal flounce is wavy fold in free inner border of meniscus seen during knee arthroscopy. The presence of this flounce in medial meniscus has been found to be highly predictive of normal medial meniscus...

    Authors: Yogendra Gupta, Deepak Prakash Mahara and Arjun Prasad Lamichhane
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:337
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  17. Computer assisted corrective osteotomy of the diaphyseal forearm and the distal radius based on computer simulation and patient-specific guides has been described as a promising technique for accurate reconstr...

    Authors: Lazaros Vlachopoulos, Andreas Schweizer, Matthias Graf, Ladislav Nagy and Philipp Fürnstahl
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:336
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  18. The aim of the study was to reassess the prevalence and characteristics of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) and SS in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) based on th...

    Authors: Hideki Nakamura, Toshimasa Shimizu, Yukinori Takagi, Yoshiko Takahashi, Yoshiro Horai, Yoshikazu Nakashima, Shuntaro Sato, Hirokazu Shiraishi, Tatsufumi Nakamura, Junya Fukuoka, Takashi Nakamura and Atsushi Kawakami
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:335
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  19. Authors: Leonardo Osti, Martina Berardocco, Viviana di Giacomo, Graziella Di Bernardo, Francesco Oliva and Anna C. Berardi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:334
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    The original article was published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:284

  20. Neck and shoulder pain, back pain and low back pain are common symptoms in Japanese subjects, and it is important to elucidate the pathology and associated factors of these pains due to their frequency and imp...

    Authors: Yoichi Iizuka, Haku Iizuka, Tokue Mieda, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takashi Ohsawa, Tsuyoshi Sasaki and Kenji Takagishi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:333
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  21. Patients with back pain radiating to the leg(s) report worse symptoms and poorer recovery than those with back pain alone. Robust evidence regarding their epidemiological profile is lacking from primary care, ...

    Authors: Kika Konstantinou, Kate M. Dunn, Reuben Ogollah, Steven Vogel and Elaine M. Hay
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:332
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  22. Antibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA) occur years before RA diagnosis. Porphyromonas gingivalis expresses its own peptidylarginine deiminase (PPAD), and is a proposed aetiological factor for the ACPA respon...

    Authors: Benjamin A. Fisher, Alison J. Cartwright, Anne-Marie Quirke, Paola de Pablo, Dora Romaguera, Salvatore Panico, Amalia Mattiello, Diana Gavrila, Carmen Navarro, Carlotta Sacerdote, Paolo Vineis, Rosario Tumino, David F. Lappin, Danae Apazidou, Shauna Culshaw, Jan Potempa…
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:331
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:62

  23. Although little is known, a limited number of three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) images of the pelvis present focal concavity of posterior superior acetabulum. The purpose of the present study was to i...

    Authors: Hirohito Tanaka, Keisuke Watarai, Iichiro Osawa, Michio Shiibashi, Yoon Taek Kim, Hiromi Oda and Hirohiko Azuma
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:330
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  25. Rocker is a novel interspinous process stabilization (IPS) that can be installed via unilateral approach by virtue of its unique design. This controlled study compared the clinical outcome of Rocker versus X-S...

    Authors: Weimin Huang, Zhengqi Chang, Jingtao Zhang, Ruoxian Song and Xiuchun Yu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:328
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  26. The quadriceps-sparing and subvastus approaches are two of the most commonly used minimally-invasive approaches in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, the conclusion among studies still remains controversi...

    Authors: Xiaochun Peng, Xianlong Zhang, Tao Cheng, Mengqi Cheng and Jiaxing Wang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:327
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  27. Tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery is applied to minimize blood loss thereby creating better overview of the surgical field. This induces ischemia in the skeletal muscle resulting in reper...

    Authors: Ashir Ejaz, Anders C. Laursen, Andreas Kappel, Thomas Jakobsen, Poul Torben Nielsen and Sten Rasmussen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:326
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  28. Astym® therapy is a manual therapy intervention used to stimulate tissue healing, decrease pain, improve mobility, and improve muscle performance associated with musculoskeletal pathology. The purpose of this stu...

    Authors: Benjamin R. Kivlan, Christopher R. Carcia, F. Richard Clemente, Amy L. Phelps and RobRoy L. Martin
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:325
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  29. Displaced olecranon fractures after a simple fall are common in elderly patients. This patient group often has multiple medical co-morbidities and low functional demands. Standard treatment for these fractures...

    Authors: Michael Symes, Ian A. Harris, John Limbers and Mithun Joshi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:324
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  30. Anatomic limb alignment often differs from mechanical limb alignment after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We sought to assess the accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity for each of three commonly used ranges f...

    Authors: Seung Ah Lee, Sang-Hee Choi and Moon Jong Chang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:323
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  31. The objective of this study was to compare the short-term effects of progesterone and corticosteroid local injections in the treatment of female patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

    Authors: Mohammad Hassan Bahrami, Shadi Shahraeeni and Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:322
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  32. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of disability within the adult population. Current treatment options for OA of the knee include intra-articular (IA) hyaluronic acid (HA), a molecule found...

    Authors: RD Altman, A. Manjoo, A. Fierlinger, F. Niazi and M. Nicholls
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:321
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  33. The number of revision total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) in Asian countries is projected to increase with the rapid growth of primary TKA. We investigated the factors associated with the incidence of revision T...

    Authors: Chang Ho Shin, Chong Bum Chang, Suk-Hyun Cho, Jin Hwa Jeong and Seung-Baik Kang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:320
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  34. The 9th edition of the American College of Chest Physicians’ Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis guidelines emphasize the importance of considering the risk–benefit ratio of “patient-important”...

    Authors: M. Najafzadeh, S. C. Kim, C. Patterson, S. Schneeweiss, J. N. Katz, G.W. Brick, J. E. Ready, J.M. Polinski and E. Patorno
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:319
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  35. Intra-articular osteoid osteoma (OO) causes irreversible joint damage. Its treatment of choice is radiofrequency ablation (RFA); however, some areas of the acetabulum are hard to access. Therefore, hip arthros...

    Authors: Yousef A. Marwan, Sarantis Abatzoglou, Ali A. Esmaeel, Saad M. Alqahtani, Saleh A. Alsulaimani, Michael Tanzer and Robert E. Turcotte
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:318
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  36. Patients after primary hip or knee replacement surgery can benefit from postoperative treatment in terms of improvement of independence in ambulation, transfers, range of motion and muscle strength. After disc...

    Authors: T. Benz, F. Angst, P. Oesch, R. Hilfiker, S. Lehmann, C. Mueller Mebes, E. Kramer and ML Verra
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:317
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  37. The Lyon brace is commonly prescribed in many European countries to patients with thoracic curves and is based on the three-point pressure system.

    Authors: Angelo G. Aulisa, Vincenzo Guzzanti, Francesco Falciglia, Marco Giordano, Emanuele Marzetti and Lorenzo Aulisa
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:316
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  39. Osteochondral allograft transplantation has a good clinical outcome, however, there is still debate on optimization of allograft storage protocol. Storage temperature and nutrient medium composition are the mo...

    Authors: Tomas Mickevicius, Alius Pockevicius, Audrius Kucinskas, Rimtautas Gudas, Justinas Maciulaitis, Aurelija Noreikaite and Arvydas Usas
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:314
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  40. Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a complication after tissue trauma, fracture and surgery (i.e. total hip arthroplasty). Prophylaxis is the most effective therapy. If HO formations become symptomatic and limit...

    Authors: Sebastian Winkler, Ferdinand Wagner, Markus Weber, Jan Matussek, Benjamin Craiovan, Guido Heers, Hans Robert Springorum, Joachim Grifka and Tobias Renkawitz
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:313
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  41. The incidence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is rising. While several risk factors have been associated with the development of knee OA, this information is not readily accessible to those at risk for osteoarthri...

    Authors: Elena Losina, Kristina Klara, Griffin L. Michl, Jamie E. Collins and Jeffrey N. Katz
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:312
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  42. Tibial eminence avulsion fracture often co-occurs with tibial plateau fracture, which leads to difficult concomitant management. The value of simultaneous arthroscopy-assisted treatment continues to be debated...

    Authors: Tsan-Wen Huang, Chien-Ying Lee, Szu-Yuan Chen, Shih-Jie Lin, Kuo-Yao Hsu, Robert Wen-Wei Hsu, Yi-Sheng Chan and Mel S. Lee
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:311
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  43. The pedicle screw placement in scoliosis correction at the apex underlies potential risk for neurological injury. This research is to investigate the relative position of spinal cord at the apex in idiopathic ...

    Authors: Shoufeng Wang, Yong Qiu, Wenjun Liu, Benlong Shi, Bin Wang, Yang Yu, Zezhang Zhu, Bangping Qian, Feng Zhu and Xu Sun
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:310
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  44. Malignancy risk with tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) therapy remains unclear. Our primary aim was to assess malignancy risk with TNFi therapy in a cohort of Australian patients with rheumatoid arthriti...

    Authors: Rachelle Buchbinder, Sharon Van Doornum, Margaret Staples, Marissa Lassere and Lyn March
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:309
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  45. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the final result of progressive alterations to articular cartilage structure, composition and cellularity, followed by an increase in the concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokines in j...

    Authors: Francesca Veronesi, Milena Fini, Gianluca Giavaresi, Alessia Ongaro, Monica De Mattei, Agnese Pellati, Stefania Setti and Matilde Tschon
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:308
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  46. A femoral neck fracture (FNF) is a common cause of suffering and premature death in the elderly population. Optimizing the treatment for improved outcome and a reduced need for secondary surgery is important b...

    Authors: Olof Sköldenberg, Ghazi Chammout, Sebastian Mukka, Olle Muren, Hans Nåsell, Carl-Johan Hedbeck and Mats Salemyr
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:307
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  47. Psychological, behavioral and social factors have long been considered important in the development of persistent pain. Little is known about how chiropractic low back pain (LBP) patients compare to other LBP ...

    Authors: Andreas Eklund, Gunnar Bergström, Lennart Bodin and Iben Axén
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:306
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  48. The objective of this study was to clarify the association of quadriceps muscle strength with knee pain using a large-scale, population-based cohort of the Research on Osteoarthritis/osteoporosis Against Disab...

    Authors: Shigeyuki Muraki, Toru Akune, Masatoshi Teraguchi, Ryohei Kagotani, Yoshiki Asai, Munehito Yoshida, Fumiaki Tokimura, Sakae Tanaka, Hiroyuki Oka, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kozo Nakamura and Noriko Yoshimura
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:305
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  49. The influence of pre-existing radiographic osteoarthritis on the functional outcome of elderly patientents with displaced intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck treated by hemiarthroplasty is unclear.

    Authors: Christoph Kolja Boese, Benjamin Buecking, Christopher Bliemel, Steffen Ruchholtz, Michael Frink and Philipp Lechler
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:304
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  50. There is high prevalence of back pain and neck-shoulder pain among blue collar workers in Denmark. Excessive physical exposures such as heavy lifting or working with bended or twisted back are risk factors for...

    Authors: Mikkel Brandt, Pascal Madeleine, Jeppe Zielinski Nguyen Ajslev, Markus D. Jakobsen, Afshin Samani, Emil Sundstrup, Pete Kines and Lars L. Andersen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:302
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