Non-fusion procedure using PEEK rod systems for lumbar degenerative diseases: clinical experience with a 2-year follow-up.

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:Different substances are combined to compensate for each other's drawbacks and create an appropriate biomaterial. A novel Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/chitosan (CS) porous hydrogel was designed and applied to the treatment of osteochondral defects. METHODS:Hydrogels of various PVA/CS ratios were tested for physi...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Peng L,Zhou Y,Lu W,Zhu W,Li Y,Chen K,Zhang G,Xu J,Deng Z,Wang D

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Illness perceptions have been found to change over time and following health care. Hence, addressing illness perceptions alongside existing health care interventions may be important for the sustainment of health gains following rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to measure the illness perceptions of ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Løchting I,Fjerstad E,Garratt AM

更新日期：2013-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neck-shoulder pain conditions, e.g., chronic trapezius myalgia, have been associated with sensory disturbances such as increased sensitivity to experimentally induced pain. This study investigated pain sensitivity in terms of bilateral pressure pain thresholds over the trapezius and tibialis anterior muscles...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Sjörs A,Larsson B,Persson AL,Gerdle B

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate 10-year outcomes in cementless monobloc total hip arthroplasty (THA) in a group of hips with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD). METHODS:We reviewed 71 patients (88 hips) who underwent cementless THA with a diagnosis of LCPD from 2003 to 2009. From the total of 71 pa...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Luo ZY,Wang HY,Wang D,Pan H,Pei FX,Zhou ZK

更新日期：2017-09-05 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:Understanding the pattern of recovery and expected rate of change after shoulder arthroplasty is helpful to clinicians and patients for setting realistic expectations and goals. The purpose of this study was to describe the pattern of recovery over a 2-year period for patients receiving either a Total Should...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Razmjou H,Stratford P,Kennedy D,Holtby R

更新日期：2014-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Until recently, non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) in adolescents was considered a rare phenomenon unlike in adults. The last two decades has shown an increasing amount of research highlighting the prevalence in this age group. Recent studies estimate lifetime prevalence at 7%-80%, point prevalence at 10%-15...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Chiwaridzo M,Naidoo N

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease leading to an increased risk of bone fracture. Using a mouse osteoporosis model induced by administration of a receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), salubrinal was recently reported as a potential therapeutic agent. To evaluate the role of salubrinal ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Yokota H,Hamamura K,Chen A,Dodge TR,Tanjung N,Abedinpoor A,Zhang P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal pain in children and adolescents is a common condition, usually transitory, but the picture of spinal pain still needs elucidation, mainly due to variation in measurement methods. The aim of this study was to describe the occurrence of spinal pain in 8-15 year-old Danish school children, over a 3-year...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Dissing KB,Hestbæk L,Hartvigsen J,Williams C,Kamper S,Boyle E,Wedderkopp N

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is usually recommended for thoracolumbar fracture with neurologic deficit. However, traditional open posterior approach requires massive paraspinal muscles stripping, and the canal decompression may be limited and incomplete. We aimed to investigate a new approach via the Wiltse approach and the Kamb...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Zhang B,Zhou F,Wang L,Wang H,Jiang J,Guo Q,Lu X

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic value of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) for the outcome of acute cervical traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) patients has rarely been studied by now throughout the world. METHODS:We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study to evaluate the prognostic value of NLR from periph...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Zhao JL,Lai ST,Du ZY,Xu J,Sun YR,Yuan Q,Wu X,Li ZQ,Hu J,Xie R

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A chronic pain condition may result in altered autonomic nervous system regulation in various patient populations. We evaluated whether autonomic regulation differs between sciatica patients referred to spine surgery and age-matched healthy controls analyzed with heart rate variability techniques (HRV). MET...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Södervall J,Karppinen J,Puolitaival J,Kyllönen E,Kiviniemi AM,Tulppo MP,Hautala AJ

更新日期：2013-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is a new diagnostic tool for gout, but its sensitivity has not been established. Our goal was to assess the sensitivity of DECT for the detection of monosodium urate (MSU) deposits in non-tophaceous and tophaceous gout, both at the level of the patient and that of the i...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Baer AN,Kurano T,Thakur UJ,Thawait GK,Fuld MK,Maynard JW,McAdams-DeMarco M,Fishman EK,Carrino JA

更新日期：2016-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prone leg extension (PLE) is a clinical test used to evaluate the function of the lumbopelvis. It has been theorized that a normal and consistent pattern of muscle activation exists. Previous research has found two contradictory patterns of muscle activation during PLE in normal individuals. One study sh...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Lehman GJ,Lennon D,Tresidder B,Rayfield B,Poschar M

更新日期：2004-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis is a major health problem worldwide, and is included in the WHO list of the top 10 major diseases. However, it is often undiagnosed until the first fracture occurs, due to inadequate patient education and lack of insurance coverage for screening tests. Anamnestic risk factors like positive famil...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Kolios L,Takur C,Moghaddam A,Hitzler M,Schmidt-Gayk H,Suda AJ,Höner B,Grützner PA,Wölfl C

更新日期：2011-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP) is one of the most important measures for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs); however, controversies remain regarding its adequate duration. Although the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend additional AMP after c...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Nagata K,Yamada K,Shinozaki T,Miyazaki T,Tokimura F,Oka H,Tajiri Y,Tanaka S,Okazaki H

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasma cell granuloma (PCG) is a rare non-neoplastic entity, with the precise etiology remaining unclear. Vertebra-affected spinal PCG has not been reported yet. This report presented a case with cross-segment spinal PCG in thoracolumbar region. CASE PRESENTATION:A 32-year-old male patient presented to the ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Lin R,Wang S,Lin J,Zhang Z,Chen X

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The health consequences of work-family or rather work-life conflict (WLC) have been studied by numerous researchers. The work-related causes of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are also well explored. And stress (at work) has been found to be a consequence of WLC as well as a cause of MSD. But very little is ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Hämmig O,Knecht M,Läubli T,Bauer GF

更新日期：2011-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders are common in the working population. The economic and social impact of such disorders is considerable. Long-time, dynamic repetitive exposure of the hand-arm system during manual handling operations (MHO) alone or in combination with static and postural...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Klussmann A,Steinberg U,Liebers F,Gebhardt H,Rieger MA

更新日期：2010-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An arthroscopic narrow posteromedial gap of the knee may cause failure of a meniscus operation. The posteromedial complex (PMC) of the knee, including the posterior part of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and the posterior oblique ligament (POL), has a restrictive effect on the opening of the posteromed...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Han X,Wang P,Yu J,Wang X,Tan H

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone stress fractures are overuse injuries commonly encountered in sports and military medicine. Some fatigue fractures lead to morbidity and loss of active, physically-demanding training days. We evaluated the incidence, anatomical location, risk factors, and preventive measures for fatigue fractures in you...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Pihlajamäki H,Parviainen M,Kyröläinen H,Kautiainen H,Kiviranta I

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical treatment of osteosarcoma suffers from high recurrence rate. Therefore, is of great clinical values to develop predictive markers for recurrent osteosarcoma. Cervical carcinoma high-expressed lncRNA 1 (lncRNA CCHE1) participates in several types of malignancies, while its functionality in osteosarco...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Zhang Z,Yu T,Geng W

更新日期：2020-07-13 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:In recent years, the scientific discussion has focused on new strategies to enable a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) to heal into mechanically stable scar tissue. Dynamic intraligamentary stabilization (DIS) was first performed in a pilot study of 10 patients. The purpose of the current study was to ev...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Henle P,Röder C,Perler G,Heitkemper S,Eggli S

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteotomies in the cervical spine are technically challenging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the modified pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) technique at C7 to be used for the treatment of cervicothoracic kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis. METHODS:A total of 120 ce...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Meng Y,Ma J,Shu L,Yin J,Gao R,Wang C,Zhou X

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) may improve symptoms and function, and may limit premature knee degeneration in patients with symptomatic meniscal loss. The aim of this retrospective study was to examine patient outcomes after MAT and to explore the different potential definitions of 'success' and '...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Searle H,Asopa V,Coleman S,McDermott I

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim was to examine the association between an expert clinician's impression of symptomatic meniscal tears and subsequent MRI in the context of middle-aged and older adults with knee pain. METHODS:Patients older than 45 were eligible for this IRB-approved substudy if they had knee pain, had not undergone...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Deshpande BR,Losina E,Smith SR,Martin SD,Wright RJ,Katz JN

更新日期：2016-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome, complications and survival of the commonly used surgical reconstructions of the proximal humerus after intrarticular tumour resection in our hospital. METHODS:Between 1998 and 2010, 41 consecutive proximal humeral reconstructions using prosthesis (group ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Liu T,Zhang Q,Guo X,Zhang X,Li Z,Li X

更新日期：2014-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of low back pain is rising among the young adult population. Altered lumbar muscle tone was suggested to be associated with underlying pathologies and symptoms. To date, there is minimum information available on the repeatability of lumbar spine muscle mechanical properties in the young adults...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Lo WLA,Yu Q,Mao Y,Li W,Hu C,Li L

更新日期：2019-11-23 00:00:00