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Volume 13;  2012

Case Reports

Successful staged hip replacement in septic hip osteoarthritis in osteopetrosis: a case report
Giovanni Manzi, Delia Romanò, Laura Moneghini, Carlo L Romanò
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 50. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-50
PMCID:
PMC3349526
Abstract Full Text PDF–3.4M
Solitary osteochondroma of the twelfth rib with intraspinal extension and cord compression in a middle-aged patient
Jung Hyun Shim, Choon Keun Park, Seung Ho Shin, Hee Sun Jeong, Jang Hoe Hwang
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 57. Published online 2012 April 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-57
PMCID:
PMC3353156
Abstract Full Text PDF–896K

Technical Advances

Reinforcing the role of the conventional C-arm - a novel method for simplified distal interlocking
Markus Windolf, Josh Schroeder, Ladina Fliri, Benno Dicht, Meir Liebergall, R Geoff Richards
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 8. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-8
PMCID:
PMC3305668
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.4M Supplementary Material
New method for detection of complex 3D fracture motion - Verification of an optical motion analysis system for biomechanical studies
Stefan Doebele, Sebastian Siebenlist, Helen Vester, Petra Wolf, Ulrich Hagn, Ulrich Schreiber, Ulrich Stöckle, Martin Lucke
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 33. Published online 2012 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-33
PMCID:
PMC3355031
Abstract Full Text PDF–9.6M
Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens
René Hartensuer, Adam Gasch, Dominic Gehweiler, Steffen Schanz, Martin Schulze, Lars Matuszewski, Martin Langer, Michael J Raschke, Thomas Vordemvenne
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 45. Published online 2012 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-45
PMCID:
PMC3326708
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.4M
Arthroscopic guided biopsy and radiofrequency thermoablation of a benign neoplasm of the tibial spines area: a treatment option
Carmine Zoccali, Giuseppe Teori, Nicola Salducca, Berardino Di Paola, Ezio Adriani
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 52. Published online 2012 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-52
PMCID:
PMC3349528
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.2M

Research Articles

Identifying work ability promoting factors for home care aides and assistant nurses
Agneta Larsson, Lena Karlqvist, Mats Westerberg, Gunvor Gard
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 1. Published online 2012 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-1
PMCID:
PMC3292971
Abstract Full Text PDF–325K
Evaluation of postural balance in postmenopausal women and its relationship with bone mineral density- a cross sectional study
Luciana Mendes Cangussu, Jorge Nahas-Neto, Eliana Aguiar Petri Nahas, Ana Beatriz Cesar Rodrigues Barral, Davi de Araujo Buttros, Gilberto Uemura
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 2. Published online 2012 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-2
PMCID:
PMC3277468
Abstract Full Text PDF–255K
Prevalence of vertebral fractures in women and men in the population-based Tromsø Study
Svanhild Waterloo, Luai A Ahmed, Jacqueline R Center, John A Eisman, Bente Morseth, Nguyen D Nguyen, Tuan Nguyen, Anne J Sogaard, Nina Emaus
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 3. Published online 2012 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-3
PMCID:
PMC3273434
Abstract Full Text PDF–332K
Classification of distal radius fractures in children: good inter- and intraobserver reliability, which improves with clinical experience
Per-Henrik Randsborg, Einar A Sivertsen
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 6. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-6
PMCID:
PMC3331853
Abstract Full Text PDF–789K
Radiographic knee osteoarthritis in ex-elite table tennis players
Reza Rajabi, Gillian M Johnson, Mohammad H Alizadeh, Nazanin Meghdadi
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 12. Published online 2012 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-12
PMCID:
PMC3327626
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Mechanical pain sensitivity of deep tissues in children - possible development of myofascial trigger points in children
Ting-I Han, Chang-Zern Hong, Fang-Chuan Kuo, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Li-Wei Chou, Mu-Jung Kao
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 13. Published online 2012 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-13
PMCID:
PMC3298468
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K
Investigation of first ray mobility during gait by kinematic fluoroscopic imaging-a novel method
Heiner Martin, Ulf Bahlke, Albrecht Dietze, Volker Zschorlich, Klaus-Peter Schmitz, Thomas Mittlmeier
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 14. Published online 2012 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-14
PMCID:
PMC3331851
Abstract Full Text PDF–824K
African American patients with gout: efficacy and safety of febuxostat vs allopurinol
Alvin F Wells, Patricia A MacDonald, Solomon Chefo, Robert L Jackson
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 15. Published online 2012 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-15
PMCID:
PMC3317813
Abstract Full Text PDF–576K
Costs of shoulder pain and resource use in primary health care: a cost-of-illness study in Sweden
Lena Virta, Pål Joranger, Jens Ivar Brox, Rikard Eriksson
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 17. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-17
PMCID:
PMC3299609
Abstract Full Text PDF–310K
The associations between body and knee height measurements and knee joint structure in an asymptomatic cohort
Andrew J Teichtahl, Anita E Wluka, Boyd J Strauss, Yuanyuan Wang, Patricia Berry, Miranda Davies-Tuck, Flavia M Cicuttini
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 19. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-19
PMCID:
PMC3306748
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The use of digital photographs for the diagnosis of hand osteoarthritis: the AGES-Reykjavik study
Helgi Jonsson, Gudrun P Helgadottir, Thor Aspelund, Johanna E Sverrisdottir, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Gudmundur J Eliasson, Asbjorn Jonsson, Thorvaldur Ingvarsson, Tamara B Harris, Lenore Launer, Vilmundur Gudnason
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 20. Published online 2012 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-20
PMCID:
PMC3293753
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.1M
Societal and individual burden of illness among fibromyalgia patients in France: Association between disease severity and OMERACT core domains
Serge Perrot, Caroline Schaefer, Tyler Knight, Meghan Hufstader, Arthi B Chandran, Gergana Zlateva
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 22. Published online 2012 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-22
PMCID:
PMC3305591
Abstract Full Text PDF–438K
A SCN9A gene-encoded dorsal root ganglia sodium channel polymorphism associated with severe fibromyalgia
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon, Edith Alvarez-Leon, Jose-Manuel Fragoso, Angelica Vargas, Aline Martinez, Maite Vallejo, Manuel Martinez-Lavin
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 23. Published online 2012 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-23
PMCID:
PMC3310736
Abstract Full Text PDF–218K
Clinimetric properties of the Turkish translation of a modified neck disability index
Nur Kesiktas, Emel Ozcan, Howard Vernon
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 25. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-25
PMCID:
PMC3305639
Abstract Full Text PDF–248K Supplementary Material
Reliability and validity of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) in patients with hip osteoarthritis
Ida Svege, Elin Kolle, May Arna Risberg
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 26. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-26
PMCID:
PMC3305439
Abstract Full Text PDF–328K
The relationship between low back pain and leisure time physical activity in a working population of cleaners - a study with weekly follow-ups for 1 year
Tobias Jespersen, Marie B Jørgensen, Jørgen V Hansen, Andreas Holtermann, Karen Søgaard
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 28. Published online 2012 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-28
PMCID:
PMC3306730
Abstract Full Text PDF–817K
The effectiveness of land based exercise compared to decompressive surgery in the management of lumbar spinal-canal stenosis: a systematic review
Mark S Jarrett, Joseph F Orlando, Karen Grimmer-Somers
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 30. Published online 2012 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-30
PMCID:
PMC3305601
Abstract Full Text PDF–341K Supplementary Material
Lower extremity kinematics in children with and without flexible flatfoot: a comparative study
Yi-Fen Shih, Chao-Yin Chen, Wen-Yin Chen, Hsiu-Chen Lin
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 31. Published online 2012 March 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-31
PMCID:
PMC3359242
Abstract Full Text PDF–862K
Osseointegration and biocompatibility of different metal implants - a comparative experimental investigation in sheep
Michael Plecko, Christine Sievert, Daniel Andermatt, Robert Frigg, Peter Kronen, Karina Klein, Stefan Stübinger, Katja Nuss, Alexander Bürki, Stephen Ferguson, Ulrich Stoeckle, Brigitte von Rechenberg
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 32. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-32
PMCID:
PMC3315746
Abstract Full Text PDF–4.4M
Ultrasonic reflection coefficient and surface roughness index of OA articular cartilage: relation to pathological assessment
Hai-jun Niu, Qing Wang, Yue-xiang Wang, De-yu Li, Yu-bo Fan, Wu-fan Chen
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 34. Published online 2012 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-34
PMCID:
PMC3351369
Abstract Full Text PDF–498K
Trends in incidence and outcomes of revision total hip arthroplasty in Spain: A population based study
Manuel Villanueva-Martınez, Valentın Hernandez-Barrera, Francisco Chana-Rodríguez, José Rojo-Manaute, Antonio Rıos-Luna, Jesus San Roman Montero, Angel Gil-de-Miguel, Rodrigo Jimenez-Garcıa
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 37. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-37
PMCID:
PMC3349558
Abstract Full Text PDF–331K
Pain relief is associated with decreasing postural sway in patients with non-specific low back pain
Alexander Ruhe, René Fejer, Bruce Walker
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 39. Published online 2012 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-39
PMCID:
PMC3341188
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
Normative values for the bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index in the general population compared with ankylosing spondylitis patients in Morocco
Ghizlane Wariaghli, Fadoua Allali, Kenza Berrada, Zineb Idrissi, Ihsane Hmamouchi, Redouane Abouqal, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 40. Published online 2012 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-40
PMCID:
PMC3349516
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Musculoskeletal symptoms and computer use among Finnish adolescents - pain intensity and inconvenience to everyday life: a cross-sectional study
Paula T Hakala, Lea A Saarni, Raija-Leena Punamäki, Marjut A Wallenius, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Arja H Rimpelä
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 41. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-41
PMCID:
PMC3348031
Abstract Full Text PDF–209K
Effect of local zoledronate on implant osseointegration in a rat model
David A Back, Stephan Pauly, Lisa Rommel, Norbert P Haas, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Britt Wildemann, Stefan H Greiner
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 42. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-42
PMCID:
PMC3323428
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.7M
Calpain 3 is important for muscle regeneration: Evidence from patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophies
Simon Hauerslev, Marie-Louise Sveen, Morten Duno, Corrado Angelini, John Vissing, Thomas O Krag
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 43. Published online 2012 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-43
PMCID:
PMC3338386
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Impregnation of bone chips with alendronate and cefazolin, combined with demineralized bone matrix: a bone chamber study in goats
Nina MC Mathijssen, Gerjon Hannink, Peter Pilot, B Wim Schreurs, Rolf M Bloem, Pieter Buma
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 44. Published online 2012 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-44
PMCID:
PMC3338367
Abstract Full Text PDF–578K
Effects and predictors of shoulder muscle massage for patients with posterior shoulder tightness
Jing-lan Yang, Shiau-yee Chen, Ching-Lin Hsieh, Jiu-jenq Lin
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 46. Published online 2012 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-46
PMCID:
PMC3339516
Abstract Full Text PDF–585K
Medication and supplement use for managing joint symptoms among patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study
Jeffrey B Driban, Sara A Boehret, Easwaran Balasubramanian, Nicole M Cattano, Joseph Glutting, Michael R Sitler
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 47. Published online 2012 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-47
PMCID:
PMC3337291
Abstract Full Text PDF–207K Supplementary Material
Chronic low back pain is associated with reduced vertebral bone mineral measures in community-dwelling adults
Andrew M Briggs, Leon M Straker, Angus F Burnett, John D Wark
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 49. Published online 2012 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-49
PMCID:
PMC3359205
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Human telomerase reverse transcriptase and glucose-regulated protein 78 increase the life span of articular chondrocytes and their repair potential
Masato Sato, Kazuo Shin-ya, Jeong Ik Lee, Miya Ishihara, Toshihiro Nagai, Nagatoshi Kaneshiro, Genya Mitani, Hidetoshi Tahara, Joji Mochida
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 51. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-51
PMCID:
PMC3349494
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.6M
Local biochemical and morphological differences in human Achilles tendinopathy: a case control study
Pingel J, Fredberg U, Qvortrup K, Larsen JO, Schjerling P, Heinemeier K, Kjaer M, Langberg H
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 53. Published online 2012 April 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-53
PMCID:
PMC3341204
Abstract Full Text PDF–3.0M

Study Protocol

Clinical course, characteristics and prognostic indicators in patients presenting with back and leg pain in primary care. The ATLAS study protocol
Kika Konstantinou, Ruth Beardmore, Kate M Dunn, Martyn Lewis, Samantha L Hider, Tom Sanders, Sue Jowett, Simon Somerville, Siobhan Stynes, Danielle AWM van der Windt, Steven Vogel, Elaine M Hay
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 4. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-4
PMCID:
PMC3293000
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K Supplementary Material
Triggers for an episode of sudden onset low back pain: study protocol
Daniel Steffens, Manuela L Ferreira, Christopher G Maher, Jane Latimer, Bart W Koes, Fiona M Blyth, Paulo H Ferreira
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 7. Published online 2012 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-7
PMCID:
PMC3292970
Abstract Full Text PDF–211K Supplementary Material
Early intervention for adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome - a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Michael S Rathleff, Ewa M Roos, Jens L Olesen, Sten Rasmussen
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 9. Published online 2012 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-9
PMCID:
PMC3328242
Abstract Full Text PDF–301K
Cervical radiculopathy: Study protocol of a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of mobilisations and exercises targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen [NCT01500044]
Pierre Langevin, Jean-Sébastien Roy, François Desmeules
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 10. Published online 2012 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-10
PMCID:
PMC3299659
Abstract Full Text PDF–265K
Hemiarthroplasty versus angle-stable locking compression plate osteosynthesis in the treatment of three- and four-part fractures of the proximal humerus in the elderly: design of a randomized controlled trial
Paul A Verbeek, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, Klaus W Wendt, Ron L Diercks
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 16. Published online 2012 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-16
PMCID:
PMC3299658
Abstract Full Text PDF–883K
Land- and water-based exercise intervention in women with fibromyalgia: the al-andalus physical activity randomised controlled trial
Ana Carbonell-Baeza, Jonatan R Ruiz, Virginia A Aparicio, Francisco B Ortega, Diego Munguía-Izquierdo, Inmaculada C Álvarez-Gallardo, Víctor Segura-Jiménez, Daniel Camiletti-Moirón, Alejandro Romero, Fernando Estévez-López, Blanca Samos, Antonio J Casimiro, Ángela Sierra, Pedro A Latorre, Manuel Pulido-Martos, Pedro Femia, Isaac J Pérez-López, Palma Chillón, María J Girela-Rejón, Pablo Tercedor, Alejandro Lucía, Manuel Delgado-Fernández
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 18. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-18
PMCID:
PMC3350451
Abstract Full Text PDF–336K
The ANKLE TRIAL (ANKLE treatment after injuries of the ankle ligaments): what is the benefit of external support devices in the functional treatment of acute ankle sprain? : a randomised controlled trial
Suzanne Witjes, Femke Gresnigt, Michel PJ van den Bekerom, Jan G Olsman, Niek C van Dijk
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 21. Published online 2012 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-21
PMCID:
PMC3306273
Abstract Full Text PDF–502K
Ferric carboxymaltose with or without erythropoietin for the prevention of red-cell transfusions in the perioperative period of osteoporotic hip fractures: a randomized contolled trial. The PAHFRAC-01 project
Máximo Bernabeu-Wittel, Reyes Aparicio, Manuel Romero, José Murcia-Zaragoza, Rafael Monte-Secades, Clara Rosso, Abelardo Montero, Alberto Ruiz-Cantero, María Melero-Bascones
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 27. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-27
PMCID:
PMC3307030
Abstract Full Text PDF–617K
Study Protocol- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Spinal Stenosis (LESS): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis among older adults
Janna L Friedly, Brian W Bresnahan, Bryan Comstock, Judith A Turner, Richard A Deyo, Sean D Sullivan, Patrick Heagerty, Zoya Bauer, Srdjan S Nedeljkovic, Andrew L Avins, David Nerenz, Jeffrey G Jarvik
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 48. Published online 2012 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-48
PMCID:
PMC3349603
Abstract Full Text PDF–517K
Efficacy of movement control exercises versus general exercises on recurrent sub-acute nonspecific low back pain in a sub-group of patients with movement control dysfunction. protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Vesa Lehtola, Hannu Luomajoki, Ville Leinonen, Sean Gibbons, Olavi Airaksinen
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13: 55. Published online 2012 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-55
PMCID:
PMC3353835
Abstract Full Text PDF–370K
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