Vertebral bone marrow fat fraction changes in postmenopausal women with breast cancer receiving combined aromatase inhibitor and bisphosphonate therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the rehabilitation of patients with prolonged back and neck pain, the physical impairment should be assessed. Previous research has exclusively engaged medically educated examiners, mostly physiotherapists. However, less biased evaluations of efforts at rehabilitation might be achieved by personnel standi...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Lindell O,Eriksson L,Strender LE

更新日期：2007-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physiotherapists are known to be prone to Work- related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) but its prevalence among physiotherapists in Nigeria has not been reported. This study investigated the prevalence and work factors of WRMDs among physiotherapists in Nigeria. METHODS:A cross- sectional survey was admi...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Adegoke BO,Akodu AK,Oyeyemi AL

更新日期：2008-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is emerging evidence for a beneficial effect of meat consumption on the musculoskeletal system. However, whether it affects the risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis is unknown. We performed a prospective cohort study to examine the relationship between meat consumption and risk of primary hip and knee r...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Wang Y,Simpson JA,Wluka AE,English DR,Giles GG,Graves S,Cicuttini FM

更新日期：2011-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Navigation was introduced into total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to improve accuracy of component position, function and survival of implants. This study was designed to assess the outcome of navigated TKA in comparison with conventional implantation with the focus on rotational component position and clinical m...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Schmitt J,Hauk C,Kienapfel H,Pfeiffer M,Efe T,Fuchs-Winkelmann S,Heyse TJ

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Back pain is one of the UK's costliest and least understood health problems, whose prevalence still seems to be increasing. Educational interventions for general practitioners on back pain appear to have had little impact on practice, but these did not include quality improvement learning, involve patients i...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Breen AC,Carr E,Langworthy JE,Osmond C,Worswick L

更新日期：2011-01-27 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:Of all athletic knee injuries an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture results in the longest time loss from sport. Regardless of the therapy chosen, conservative or reconstructive, athletes are often forced to reduce their level of physical activity and their involvement in sport. Moreover, a recent revi...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Benjaminse A,Lemmink KA,Diercks RL,Otten B

更新日期：2010-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with infliximab describes prospectively the course of (anti)infliximab levels within an infusion cycle to assess at what moment patients develop low/no infliximab trough levels and/or detectable anti-infliximab levels. METHODS:Infliximab treated ...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： van den Bemt BJ,den Broeder AA,Wolbink GJ,Hekster YA,van Riel PL,Benraad B,van den Hoogen FH

更新日期：2011-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although back complaints are common among older people, limited information is available in the literature about the clinical course of back pain in older people and the identification of older persons at risk for the transition from acute back complaints to chronic back pain. The aim of this study is to ass...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Scheele J,Luijsterburg PA,Ferreira ML,Maher CG,Pereira L,Peul WC,van Tulder MW,Bohnen AM,Berger MY,Bierma-Zeinstra SM,Koes BW

更新日期：2011-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rheumatologic disease with a multifactorial etiology. Genome-wide association studies imply a polygenic, complex mode of inheritance with contributions from variation at the human leukocyte antigen locus and non-coding variation at a locus on chromosome 6p21, among other modestl...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Cardinale CJ,Li D,Tian L,Connolly JJ,March ME,Hou C,Wang F,Snyder J,Kim CE,Chiavacci RM,Sleiman PM,Burnham JM,Hakonarson H

更新日期：2016-11-09 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoid osteoma is a painful benign skeletal tumour of unknown aetiology. Most often it occurs in the long bones of extremities and responds well to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications. However, unusual localization and atypical presentation of this tumour might present a diagnostic challenge, especia...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Vlaic J,Lamot L,Simunic S,Harjacek M,Bojic D

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The neutral zone (NZ) is the range over which a spinal motion segment (SMS) moves with minimal resistance. Clear as this may seem, the various methods to quantify NZ described in the literature depend on rather arbitrary criteria. Here we present a stricter, more objective definition. METHODS:To mathematica...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Smit TH,van Tunen MS,van der Veen AJ,Kingma I,van Dieën JH

更新日期：2011-02-07 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:Titanium (TTN) cages have a higher modulus of elasticity when compared with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages. This suggests that TTN-cages could show more frequent cage subsidence after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and therefore might lead to a higher loss of correction. We compared the lo...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Cabraja M,Oezdemir S,Koeppen D,Kroppenstedt S

更新日期：2012-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is a great challenge for spine surgeons to correct severe rigid scoliosis. We developed a three- staged correction (one stage posterior release and screw placement, two stage skull-femoral traction and three stage posterior instrumentation) for adult severe scoliosis. The objective of this study is to inv...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Qiao J,Xiao L,Xu L,Liu Z,Sun X,Qian B,Zhu Z,Qiu Y

更新日期：2018-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shoulder impingement syndrome is a common musculoskeletal complaint leading to significant reduction of health and disability. Physiotherapy is often the first choice of treatment although its effectiveness is still under debate. Systematic reviews in this field highlight the need for more high quality trial...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Kromer TO,de Bie RA,Bastiaenen CH

更新日期：2010-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, the leading cause of years lived with disability is low back pain (LBP). Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is responsible for most of the cost and disability associated with LBP. This is more devastating in low income countries, particularly in rural Nigeria with one of the greatest global burdens of LB...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Igwesi-Chidobe CN,Kitchen S,Sorinola IO,Godfrey EL

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool (WOMET) is the only questionnaire available to assess quality of life in patients with isolated meniscal injuries. The aims of this study were to prepare the Persian version of the WOMET (PWOMET) and validate it in Iranian patients with isolated meniscal tears. M...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Ebrahimi N,Naghdi S,Ansari NN,Jalaie S,Salsabili N

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibroma of tendon sheath (FTS) is a benign tumor arising from the synovium of the tendon sheath that occurs mostly around small joints such as the fingers, hands, and wrist. However, FTS rarely arises around a large joint (knee, shoulder, elbow, and ankle) with intra-articular or extra-articular involvement....

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Suzuki K,Yasuda T,Suzawa S,Watanabe K,Kanamori M,Kimura T

更新日期：2017-08-30 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: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:Although ankle fracture surgery can affect glycemic control by either trauma-induced stress or a postoperative decrease in physical activity, there is little evidence on this issue. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of ankle fracture surgery on glycemic control and to assess the risk factors for poo...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Lee SY,Park MS,Kwon SS,Sung KH,Jung HS,Lee KM

更新日期：2016-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative expectations of outcome of total hip and knee arthroplasty are important determinants of patients' satisfaction and functional outcome. Aims of the study were (1) to translate the Hospital for Special Surgery Hip Replacement Expectations Survey and Knee Replacement Expectations Survey into Dutch...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： van den Akker-Scheek I,van Raay JJ,Reininga IH,Bulstra SK,Zijlstra W,Stevens M

更新日期：2010-10-19 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: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) activity of the quadriceps when the dorsal extensors of the foot were pre-activated. The aim was t...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Angst F,Kaufmann M,Benz T,Nehrer S,Aeschlimann A,Lehmann S

更新日期：2015-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The patient-rated Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) assesses the multidimensional impact of back problems on the sufferer. The brevity and comprehensibility of the tool make it practical for use in clinical and research settings. Although the COMI has been cross-culturally adapted in various languages world...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Matsudaira K,Oka H,Oshima Y,Chikuda H,Taniguchi Y,Matsubayashi Y,Kawaguchi M,Sato E,Murano H,Laurent T,Tanaka S,Mannion AF

更新日期：2018-03-02 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:Even though technological progress has provided us with more and more sophisticated equipment for making goniometric measurements, the most commonly used clinical tools are still the universal goniometer and, to a lesser extent, the inclinometer. There is, however, no published study so far that uses an incl...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Herrero P,Carrera P,García E,Gómez-Trullén EM,Oliván-Blázquez B

更新日期：2011-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Major shoulder surgery often results in severe post-operative pain and a variety of interventions have been developed in an attempt to address this. The continuous slow infusion of a local anaesthetic directly into the operative site has recently gained popularity but it is expensive and as yet there is litt...

journal_title：BMC musculoskeletal disorders

authors： Coghlan JA,Forbes A,Bell SN,Buchbinder R

更新日期：2008-04-22 00:00:00