Case report - calcification of the medial collateral ligament of the knee with simultaneous calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff.

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:Although the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) remains controversial, genetic factors are thought to play key roles in the development of AIS. In a recent genome-wide association study, a polymorphism in the interleukin-17 receptor C (IL-17RC) gene was reported to be associated with the s...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Zhou S,Qiu XS,Zhu ZZ,Wu WF,Liu Z,Qiu Y

更新日期：2012-09-21 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:There is limited longitudinal data available on the natural history of meniscal tears especially in middle-aged adults with a low prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to describe the natural history of meniscal tears over 8 years and the relationship with change in knee pain and struc...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Khan HI,Aitken D,Ding C,Blizzard L,Pelletier JP,Martel-Pelletier J,Cicuttini F,Jones G

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is an effective treatment for hip osteoarthritis, assessed by whatever distribution-based measures of responsiveness. Yet, the group level evaluation has provided very little evidence contributes to our understanding of the large variation of treatment outcome. The object...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Xu M,Garbuz DS,Kuramoto L,Sobolev B

更新日期：2005-09-06 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:Upright head and neck position has been frequently applied as baseline for diagnosis of neck problems. However, the variance of the position after cervical motions has never been demonstrated. Thus, it is unclear if the baseline position varies evenly across the cervical joints. The purpose was to assess rep...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Wang X,Lindstroem R,Carstens NP,Graven-Nielsen T

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on exercise in knee osteoarthritis (OA) have focused on elderly subjects. Subjects in this study were middle-aged with symptomatic and definite radiographic knee osteoarthritis. The aim was to test the effects of a short-term, high-intensity exercise program on self-reported pain, function and qualit...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Thorstensson CA,Roos EM,Petersson IF,Ekdahl C

更新日期：2005-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plantaris tendon, peronus brevis tendon and flexor hallucis longus tendon augmentation, commonly used in Achilles tendon rupture, often lead to weakening of injured foot and they require the immobilization after the surgery. It is essential to develop the technique, which gives no such limitation and allows ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Piontek T,Bąkowski P,Ciemniewska-Gorzela K,Grygorowicz M

更新日期：2016-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethiopian school children often carry school supplies in heavy school bags and encounter limited school facilities. This stresses their vulnerable musculoskeletal system and may result in experiencing musculoskeletal pain. High prevalence of musculoskeletal pain has been documented, but data on musculoskelet...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Delele M,Janakiraman B,Bekele Abebe A,Tafese A,van de Water ATM

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hmg-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are widely used to prevent disease associated with vascular disease and hyperlipidemia. Although side effects are uncommon, clinical observations suggest statin exposure may exacerbate neuromuscular diseases, including peripheral neuropathy and amyotrophic lateral scler...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Murinson BB,Haughey NJ,Maragakis NJ

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a demand for a flexible and individually tailored patient education to meet patients' specific needs and priorities, but this area has seldom been studied in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), a family of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The aim of the present study was to identify needs and pri...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Haglund E,Bremander A,Bergman S,Larsson I

更新日期：2017-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) experience progressive skeletal deformities which may affect the quality of life and mobility. To date, no studies have evaluated the reliability of tests assessing body posture and joint mobility in SMA patients. The purpose of this study was to...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Stępień A,Jędrzejowska M,Guzek K,Rekowski W,Stępowska J

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin motifs) proteins play an important pathological role in matrix degeneration. Aggrecan degradation is a significant and critical event in early-stage osteoarthritis. To determine the effect of hemoglobin (Hb) on the ability of synovial tissues to p...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Tajima T,Sekimoto T,Yamaguchi N,Taniguchi N,Kurogi S,Maruyama M,Chosa E

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although femur fractures in children are rare, they are the most common fractures in need of hospitalization. We sought to describe the epidemiology and treatment of pediatric femur fractures recorded in the Swedish Fracture Register (SFR). We also studied the relationship between femur fractures, age, sex, ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Engström Z,Wolf O,Hailer YD

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, the majority of hip osteoarthritis (OA) was caused by acetabular dysplasia, and about 90 % of patients were female. The present study focused on Japanese female patients with hip OA due to acetabular dysplasia, and examined the associated factors with OA staging at diagnosis, in special reference t...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Ohfuji S,Jingushi S,Kondo K,Sofue M,Itoman M,Matsumoto T,Hamada Y,Shindo H,Takatori Y,Yamada H,Yasunaga Y,Ito H,Mori S,Owan I,Fujii G,Ohashi H,Takahashi S,Hirota Y

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several risk assessments have been developed to evaluate fall risk in older adults, but it has not been conclusively established which of these tools is most effective for assessing fall risk in this vulnerable population. Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the self...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Kitcharanant N,Vanitcharoenkul E,Unnanuntana A

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have provided the initial evidence for construct validity and test-retest reliability of the Mayo Hip Score. Instruments used for Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) outcomes assessment should be valid, reliable and responsive to change. Our main objective was to examine the responsiveness to chang...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Singh JA,Schleck C,Harmsen WS,Lewallen DG

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of altered joint mechanics on cartilage degeneration in in vivo models has not been studied successfully due to a lack of pre-injury information. We aimed 1) to develop an accurate in vivo canine model to measure the changes in joint loading and T2 star (T2*) relaxation time before and after unilate...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Lee D,Hong KT,Lim TS,Lee E,Lee YH,Park JS,Kim W,Oh JH,Choi JA,Song Y

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

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:Gratifying long-term results are difficult to achieve when reconstructing osteoarthritic finger joints. Implant surgery is the most commonly used method to restore function and dexterity. However, all types of implant have disadvantages and may be a less favorable option in some cases, especially in young pa...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Muder D,Nilsson O,Vedung T

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many new treatments for degeneration of the intervertebral disc are being developed which can be delivered through a needle. These require testing in model systems before being used in human patients. Unfortunately, because of differences in anatomy, there are no ideal animal models of disc degeneration. Bov...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Roberts S,Menage J,Sivan S,Urban JP

更新日期：2008-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The NKSS has recently been translated into Dutch version. The reliability and validity were also assessed. However, there is no Simplified Chinese version of New Society Knee Scoring System (SC-NKSS) for Chinese population. METHODS:The SC-NKSS was translated from the original English version following inter...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Liu D,He X,Zheng W,Zhang Y,Li D,Wang W,Li J,Xu W

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the effects of fat deposition on radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) to determine the role of obesity in the pathogenesis of radiographic OA. METHODS:Data were taken from the Dong-gu cohort, a cross-sectional study of 2,367 subjects. Baseline characteristics, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Wen L,Kang JH,Yim YR,Kim JE,Lee JW,Lee KE,Park DJ,Kim TJ,Park YW,Kweon SS,Lee YH,Yun YW,Shin MH,Lee SS

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While musculoskeletal problems are leading sources of disability, there has been little research on measuring the number of functionally limiting musculoskeletal problems for use as predictor of outcome in studies of chronic disease. This paper reports on the development and preliminary validation of a self ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Katz JN,Wright EA,Baron JA,Losina E

更新日期：2009-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resuming driving is a common concern among patients undergoing hip arthroscopy. The present study aimed to assess whether patients who had undergone right hip arthroscopy presented with poorer driving performance than patients with normal hips and to analyze the time required to regain preoperative driving p...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Jo S,Lee SH,Jang SW,Choi HB,Kim BR,Jeong JH,Kim SA

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Safe placement of pedicle screws without jeopardizing neurovascular structures medially and anteriorly is important during spine surgery. Inferior breach of pedicle is also dangerous due to low margin of error. Lumbar morphology and identical pedicle orientation at L1 to L5 shown on CT scan of young Taiwanes...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Lin HH,Wang JP,Lin CL,Yao YC,Wang ST,Chang MC,Chou PH

更新日期：2019-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low back pain (LBP) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal condition and one the most common causes of disability in the developed nations. Anecdotally, there is a general assumption that LBP prevalence in Africa is comparatively lower than in developed countries. The aim of this review was to systematically ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Louw QA,Morris LD,Grimmer-Somers K

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Outcome following management of congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) can be assessed in a number of ways. Bjonness stated simply that "the patient is the final judge of whether he has a good foot"; a purely subjective assessment. Others have employed objective measures. Combining subjective evaluation w...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Chesney D,Barker S,Maffulli N

更新日期：2007-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although intra-articular hyaluronic acid is well established as a treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee, its use in hip osteoarthritis is not based on large randomized controlled trials. There is a need for more rigorously designed studies on hip osteoarthritis treatment as this subject is still very much...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Colen S,van den Bekerom MP,Bellemans J,Mulier M

更新日期：2010-11-16 00:00:00