Injuries in professional male football players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological 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 is a lack of standardized tests that assess functional performance for sustained upper extremity activity. This study describes development of a new test for measuring functional performance of the upper extremity and neck and assesses reliability and concurrent validity in patients with shoulder patho...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： MacDermid JC,Ghobrial M,Quirion KB,St-Amour M,Tsui T,Humphreys D,McCluskie J,Shewayhat E,Galea V

更新日期：2007-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal anchor density in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery to achieve good curve correction remains unclear. The purpose of the study is to analyze the correlations between three-dimensional curve correction and anchor density in the pedicle screw-based posterior fusion of AIS. METHODS:One ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Yeh YC,Niu CC,Chen LH,Chen WJ,Lai PL

更新日期：2019-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) induce osteogenesis in various environments. However, when BMPs are used alone in the bone marrow environment, the maintenance of new bone formation is difficult owing to vigorous bone resorption. This is because BMPs stimulate the differentiation of not only osteoblast pre...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Ueyama H,Ohta Y,Imai Y,Suzuki A,Sugama R,Minoda Y,Takaoka K,Nakamura H

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selective thoracolumbar/lumbar fusion technique was introduced to treat adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients with major thoracolumbar/lumbar curves. Theoretically, this surgical strategy could also be applied to syringomyelia patients. No previous study has specifically addressed the effectiveness ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Feng F,Shen H,Chen X,Liu Z,Chen J,Li Q,Lao L

更新日期：2020-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LBP is a common and serious problem affecting vast populations of the world. However, only few studies on LBP in sub-Saharan Africa have been conducted. Studies report that LBP and pelvic angle are interrelated, and African residents have a high pelvic tilt. The strategy to prevent LBP should focus on activi...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Tatsumi M,Mkoba EM,Suzuki Y,Kajiwara Y,Zeidan H,Harada K,Bitoh T,Nishida Y,Nakai K,Shimoura K,Aoyama T

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) presents a challenge for patients and health care staff across many medical specialities. The aetiology is multi-dimensional, involving somatic, psychological and social factors. Patients' views were obtained to understand their experience of living with this long-term condition, ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Lempp HK,Hatch SL,Carville SF,Choy EH

更新日期：2009-10-07 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:Cervical pillar hyperplasia (CPH) is a recently described phenomenon of unknown aetiology. Its clinical importance is poorly understood at the present time; therefore, the objective of this study was to determine (1) the inter-examiner reliability of detecting CPH and (2) if there is a clinically important c...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Stupar M,Mauron D,Peterson CK

更新日期：2003-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been a common belief that articular cartilage tissue cannot regenerate in vivo. Recently, however, we have found that spontaneous hyaline cartilage regeneration can be induced in vivo by implanting a synthetic double-network (DN) hydrogel, which is composed of poly-(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfoni...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Yoshikawa K,Kitamura N,Kurokawa T,Gong JP,Nohara Y,Yasuda K

更新日期：2013-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients with cervical radiculopathy experience stenosis of the neural foramens due to cumulative osteophyte or uncovertebral joint hypertrophy. For cervical foraminal stenosis, complete uncinate process resection (UPR) is often conducted concurrently with anterior discectomy and fusion (ACDF). The aim ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Noh SH,Park JY,Kuh SU,Chin DK,Kim KS,Cho YE,Kim KH

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Local antibiotic application has been widely used in orthopedic surgery. The dose-related toxicity of antibiotics towards periosteal tissues and resulting effects on osteogenic expression are yet to be studied. METHODS:Periosteal cells harvested from the medial tibia of New Zealand White rabbits were used. ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Chiu CH,Lei KF,Chan YS,Ueng SWN,Chen AC

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our preliminary retrospective study assessed outcomes after the use of Ni-Ti arched shape-memory connector (ASC) combined with partially threaded cancellous screws (PTCS) to repair coronal plane supracondylar-condylar femoral fractures. METHODS:Twenty-one patients (16 men and 5 women) with a mean age of 34....

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Zhang Y,Zhao X,Tang Y,Zhang C,Xu S,Xie Y

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whilst patellofemoral pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders presenting to orthopaedic clinics, sports clinics, and general practices, factors contributing to its development in the absence of a defined arthropathy, such as osteoarthritis (OA), are unclear.The aim of this cross-sectional st...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Tanamas SK,Teichtahl AJ,Wluka AE,Wang Y,Davies-Tuck M,Urquhart DM,Jones G,Cicuttini FM

更新日期：2010-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a rare soft tissue tumor of intermediate biologic potential. Because of its rarity and nonspecific radiological and diverse pathological findings, AFH is often clinically misdiagnosed. However, few clinical reports have described this tumor. As reported herein, we an...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Saito K,Kobayashi E,Yoshida A,Araki Y,Kubota D,Tanzawa Y,Kawai A,Yanagawa T,Takagishi K,Chuman H

更新日期：2017-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of autogenous bone graft is a well-known technique for reconstruction of tibial bone defects in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In cases where the size of the bone graft is inappropriate, the stability of bone graft fixation and subsequent bone graft to host bone incorporation may be compromis...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Yoon JR,Seo IW,Shin YS

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening for osteoporosis with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is recommended for male HIV-infected patients only above the age of 50. Recently, trabecular bone score (TBS) has been introduced as a novel tool to assess bone microarchitecture using DXA of the lumbar spine. Few studies have reported TB...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Kim YJ,Kang KY,Shin J,Jun Y,Kim SI,Kim YR

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate clinical outcomes of fifth metacarpal neck fractures using antegrade single elastic nail and to explore ideal puncture point to avoid iatrogenic ulnar nerve injury. METHODS:A single elastic nail with suitable diameter was used in 27 cases of fifth metacarpal neck fra...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： She Y,Xu Y

更新日期：2017-06-02 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:The treat-to-target (T2T) approach to the care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis involves using validated metrics to measure disease activity, frequent follow-up visits for patients with moderate to high disease activity, and escalation of therapy when patients have inadequate therapeutic response as ass...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Harrold LR,Reed GW,Harrington JT,Barr CJ,Saunders KC,Gibofsky A,Greenberg JD,John A,Devenport J,Kremer JM

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimal invasive surgery (MIS) has gained growing popularity in total hip arthroplasty (THA) but concerns exist regarding component malpositioning. The aim of the present study was to evaluate femoral and acetabular component positioning in primary cementless THA comparing a lateral to a MIS anterolateral ap...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Innmann MM,Streit MR,Kolb J,Heiland J,Parsch D,Aldinger PR,Königshausen M,Gotterbarm T,Merle C

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis (OA) is the world's most common form of arthritis and a common cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability. Persons living with chronic diseases often have affected sexual health because of pain and limited function. Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease but there is scarce knowledge about how ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Nilsing Strid E,Ekelius-Hamping M

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fracture healing slows with age. While 6-week-old rats regain normal bone biomechanics at 4 weeks after fracture, one-year-old rats require more than 26 weeks. The possible role of altered mRNA gene expression in this delayed union was studied. Closed mid-shaft femoral fractures were induced followed by euth...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Meyer RA,Meyer MH,Phieffer LS,Banks DM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent morphological analyses of vertebrae in patients with scoliosis have revealed three-dimensional (3D) deformities in the vertebral bodies. However, it remains controversial whether these deformities are secondary changes caused by asymmetrical vertebral loading or primary changes caused by aberrant asym...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Makino T,Sakai Y,Kashii M,Takenaka S,Sugamoto K,Yoshikawa H,Kaito T

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hybrid stabilization is an accepted therapy strategy for unstable osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures. However, a moderate reduction loss has been reported and it remains unclear which anatomic structure is responsible for the reduction loss. METHODS:This retrospective study was performed at a level I tr...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Spiegl UJ,Ahrberg AB,Anemüller C,Jarvers JS,Glasmacher S,von der Höh N,Josten C,Heyde CE

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comminuted proximal ulna fractures are severe injuries with a high degree of instability. These injuries require surgical treatment, usually angular stable plating or double plating is performed. Nailing of proximal ulna fracture is described but not performed regularly. The aim of this study was to compare ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Hopf JC,Nowak TE,Mehler D,Arand C,Gruszka D,Westphal R,Rommens PM

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with diabetes have been found previously to be at increased risk of non-traumatic fracture. However, it is unclear if these individuals are being identified and treated for osteoporosis. METHODS:7753 Canadians over 50 years of age were followed prospectively for 10 years. 606/7753 (7.8%) of had ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Fraser LA,Papaioannou A,Adachi JD,Ma J,Thabane L,CaMos Research Group.

更新日期：2014-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the unspecific symptoms of spondylodiscitis (SpD), an early radiological examination is necessary. However, controversially discussed is the need for magnetic resonance imaging of the entire spine to exclude multisegmental infections and to determine the required surgical interventions. The aims of th...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Henkelmann J,Denecke T,Pieroh P,Einhorn S,von der Hoeh NH,Heyde CE,Voelker A

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal infections remain a challenge for clinicians because of their variable presentation and complicated course. Common management approaches include conservative administration of antibiotics or aggressive surgical debridement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous endosco...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Yang SC,Fu TS,Chen HS,Kao YH,Yu SW,Tu YK

更新日期：2014-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptomatic external snapping hip is a painful condition, where pain in the trochantor region and limitations of daily activity dominate clinical findings. The aetiology of symptomatic external snapping hip is elusive, but previous studies have suggested that weakness of the hip abductors and an altered walk...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Jacobsen JS,Kersting UG,Rathleff MS,Simonsen O,Søballe K,Ulrich M

更新日期：2013-07-19 00:00:00