Bone mineral density by digital X-ray radiogrammetry is strongly decreased and associated with joint destruction in long-standing rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical approaches like mobilization, stretching, and/or massage may decrease shoulder tightness and improve symptoms in subjects with stiff shoulders. We investigated the effect and predictors of effectiveness of massage in the treatment of patients with posterior shoulder tightness. METHODS:A randomized ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Yang JL,Chen SY,Hsieh CL,Lin JJ

更新日期：2012-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are many different reasons why patients could be experiencing pain in the gluteal area. Previous studies have shown an association between radicular low back pain (LBP) and gluteal pain (GP). Studies locating the specific level responsible for gluteal pain in lumbar disc hernias have rarely been report...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Fang G,Zhou J,Liu Y,Sang H,Xu X,Ding Z

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a primary cause of degenerative disc diseases; however, the mechanisms underlying the degeneration remain unclear. The immunoinflammatory response plays an important role in IVDD progression. The inflammatory cytokine lymphotoxin-α (LTα), formerly known as TNFβ, is ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Guo Z,Qiu C,Mecca C,Zhang Y,Bian J,Wang Y,Wu X,Wang T,Su W,Li X,Zhang W,Chen B,Xiang H

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The intent of this study was to examine and compare the ability to detect change of two patient reported outcome (PRO) instruments that use a computerized adaptive test (CAT) approach to measurement. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Physical Function scale is a generic P...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Chang FH,Jette AM,Slavin MD,Baker K,Ni P,Keysor JJ

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiposity is a modifiable factor that has been implicated in tendinopathy. As tendon pain reduces physical activity levels and can lead to weight gain, associations between tendon pathology and adiposity must be studied in individuals without tendon pain. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Gaida JE,Alfredson H,Kiss ZS,Bass SL,Cook JL

更新日期：2010-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knee osteoarthritis (OA) affects mostly older adults and its primary risk factor is obesity. This study sought to understand weight-control strategies, facilitators of and barriers toward weight control in older adults with knee OA who preferred not to undergo physician-recommended total knee arthroplasty. ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Yeh WL,Tsai YF,Hsu KY,Chen DW,Wang JS,Chen CY

更新日期：2020-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinicians and patients lack an evidence-based framework by which to judge individual-level recovery following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery, thus impeding personalized treatment approaches for this elective surgery. Our study aimed to develop and validate a reference chart for monitoring recovery of...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Kittelson AJ,Elings J,Colborn K,Hoogeboom TJ,Christensen JC,van Meeteren NLU,van Buuren S,Stevens-Lapsley JE

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ipsilateral Galeazzi fracture with elbow dislocation, namely the "floating ulna" injury, is a rare injury pattern. A few reports have described this type of injury and its treatment. CASE PRESENTATION:A 33-year-old female at 38+ weeks gestational age presented with Galeazzi fracture and posterolateral elbow...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： He T,Wang X,Sun S,Zhou L

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotational acetabular osteotomy (RAO), Chiari osteotomy and shelf procedure are important treatments to delay the progression of osteoarthritis in developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH) patients, but their biomechanical differences are still unknown. This study was to evaluate the different biomechanical chang...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Fu M,Xiang S,Zhang Z,Huang G,Liu J,Duan X,Yang Z,Wu P,Liao W

更新日期：2014-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intramedullary osteosclerosis (IMOS) is a rare condition without specific radiological findings except for the osteosclerotic lesion and is not associated with family history and infection, trauma, or systemic illness. Although the diagnosis of IMOS is confirmed after excluding other osteosclerotic lesions, ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Abe K,Yamamoto N,Hayashi K,Takeuchi A,Miwa S,Igarashi K,Higuchi T,Taniguchi Y,Yonezawa H,Araki Y,Morinaga S,Asano Y,Tsuchiya H

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined pain levels in 2 cohorts assembled from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register (BSRBR), and investigated which factors predicted Bodily Pain scores and discontinuation of TNFα-inhibitors. METHOD:Data were retrieved from BSRBR-RA databases for up to 1 year after commencing TNFα-i...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： McWilliams DF,Walsh DA

更新日期：2016-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although shoulder pain is a commonly encountered problem in primary care, there are few studies examining its presenting characteristics and clinical management in this setting. METHODS:We performed secondary data analysis of 692 office visits for shoulder pain collected through the National Ambulatory Medi...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Wofford JL,Mansfield RJ,Watkins RS

更新日期：2005-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclosprin A (CsA) has been widely used clinically to treat the patients who have undergone organ transplantation or acquired autoimmune disease. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of three different doses of CsA (1.5, 7.5, 15 mg/kg body weight) on the skeletal biomechanical proprieties at...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Chen Y,Zheng X,Zou R,Wang J

更新日期：2011-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:X-ray images of lumbar degenerative diseases often show not only claw osteophytes, but also pairs of osteophytes that form in a direction away from the adjacent disc. We have investigated the direction of the formation of anterior lumbar vertebral osteophytes across the lumbar vertebrae using a sufficient nu...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Kasai Y,Kawakita E,Sakakibara T,Akeda K,Uchida A

更新日期：2009-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is usually assumed that musculoskeletal pain is associated with both the physical workload and the psychosocial work environment, as well as with personal and lifestyle factors. This study aims to ascertain the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in women with varying or different occupational exposures, a...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Arvidsson I,Gremark Simonsen J,Dahlqvist C,Axmon A,Karlson B,Björk J,Nordander C

更新日期：2016-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the characteristics of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is elastin degradation and fibrosis in the ligamentum flavum (LF). However, the biochemical factors that cause these histologic changes is unclear. P16 and S100 participate in scar formation and collagen development in wound healing and fibrosis dise...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Hu W,Kan S,Liu G,Cao Z,Zhu R

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-level evidence consistently indicates that resource-intensive facility-based rehabilitation does not provide better recovery compared to home programs for uncomplicated knee or hip arthroplasty patients and, therefore, could be reserved for those most impaired. This study aimed to determine if rehabilit...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Naylor JM,Hart A,Harris IA,Lewin AM

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis (OP) is a skeletal disorder characterized by reduced bone strength and predisposition to increased risk of fracture, with consequent increased risk of morbidity and mortality. It is therefore an important public health problem. International and Canadian associations have issued clinical guideli...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Vanasse A,Dagenais P,Niyonsenga T,Grégoire JP,Courteau J,Hemiari A

更新日期：2005-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To systematically review and assess the efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for treating primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS). METHODS:Five electronic databases (Pubmed, EMBASE, Web of science, Ovid, Cochrane Library) were searched for randomized controlled trials and retrospective or prospective st...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Wang SQ,Zhang LW,Wei P,Hua H

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of distal radius fracture has increased substantially during the last 50 years according to several studies that estimated the overall incidence in various general populations. The incidence of fracture classified according to severity has not been well documented. The aim of this population-ba...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Brogren E,Petranek M,Atroshi I

更新日期：2007-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lateral epicondylitis is frequently seen in racquet sport players and the treatments are usually symptomatic rather than curative. Taping therapy is cheap and easy to apply in the sport field. In this study we valued the effectiveness of Kinesio taping (KT) on immediate pain control for patients with chronic...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Cho YT,Hsu WY,Lin LF,Lin YN

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Painful shoulders pose a substantial socioeconomic burden accounting for 2.4% of all primary care consultations in the UK. There is a strong evidence to indicate that the majority of this shoulder pain can be managed successfully with exercise based treatments and that common surgical procedures provide no e...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Gilbert AW,Hauptmannova I,Jaggi A

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Porous biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) ceramics exhibit good biocompatibility and bone conduction but are not inherently osteoinductive. To overcome this disadvantage, we coated conventional porous BCP ceramics with nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA). nHA was chosen as a coating material due to its high osteoinducti...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Hu J,Zhou Y,Huang L,Liu J,Lu H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we evaluated the changes which occurred in the epiligament, an enveloping tissue of the ligament, during the ligament healing. We assessed the association of epiligament elements that could be involved in ligament healing. METHODS:Thirty-two 8-month old male Wistar rats were used in this stud...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Georgiev GP,Vidinov NK,Kinov PS

更新日期：2010-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical evidence shows knee arthroscopy has little benefit for degenerative conditions and considerable variation in the incidence of knee arthroscopy in Australia has been identified. This study aimed to evaluate a clinician-led evidence-based policy which was implemented in one local health district in Ne...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Chen HY,Harris IA,Sutherland K,Levesque JF

更新日期：2018-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate factors associated with the consumption of a large number of sutures during arthroscopic meniscus repair procedures. METHODS:All patients who received meniscal repair, with or without concomitant anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, in our hospital from January 2015 to December 2019 ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Song X,Chen D,Qi X,Jiang Q,Xia C

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vertebroplasty with posterior spinal fusion (VP + PSF) is one of the most widely accepted surgical techniques for treating osteoporotic vertebral collapse (OVC). Nevertheless, the effect of the extent of fusion on surgical outcomes remains to be established. This study aimed to evaluate the surgical outcomes...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Ishikawa Y,Watanabe K,Katsumi K,Ohashi M,Shibuya Y,Izumi T,Hirano T,Endo N,Kaito T,Yamashita T,Fujiwara H,Nagamoto Y,Matsuoka Y,Suzuki H,Nishimura H,Terai H,Tamai K,Tagami A,Yamada S,Adachi S,Yoshii T,Ushio S,

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) on the general health and well-being of the population has been documented in various studies. The objective of this study was to explore the association between MSD and the quality of life and mental health of patients and to discuss issues concerning care seeki...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Antonopoulou MD,Alegakis AK,Hadjipavlou AG,Lionis CD

更新日期：2009-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity (PA) plays an important role in the prevention and management of a number of chronic conditions. AIM:to investigate the evidence for effectiveness of pedometer-driven walking programs to promote physical activity among patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). METHOD:A comprehensive...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Mansi S,Milosavljevic S,Baxter GD,Tumilty S,Hendrick P

更新日期：2014-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intermittent parathyroid hormone (PTH) can be used to treat osteoporosis of the spine and hip. However, whether it can be used to treat osteoporosis of the mandible is unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of applying intermittent PTH to ovariectomized rats on the trabecular bone mi...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Chen YJ,Wang SP,Cheng FC,Hsu PY,Li YF,Wu J,Huang HL,Tsai MT,Hsu JT

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00