Xiong, Zekang Ding, Jun Zhou, Jinge Yao, Sheng Zheng, Jin Guo, Xiaodong
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundThe HIF-1α/Notch signaling pathway regulates cell proliferation, apoptosis, and metabolism in the intervertebral discs (IVDs) and is implicated in disc degeneration. The nucleus pulposus (NP) is an important structure adjacent to the IVDs. However, the role of the HIF-1α/Notch signaling pathway in NP cells obtained from patients with diff...
Øiestad, Britt Elin Aanesen, Fiona Løchting, Ida Storheim, Kjersti Tingulstad, Alexander Rysstad, Tarjei L. Småstuen, Milada C. Tveter, Anne Therese Sowden, Gail Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundLittle research exists on the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) on return to work (RTW) in workers on long term sick leave. The objectives of this study protocol is to describe a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with the objectives to compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of usual case management alone with usual...
Miyasaka, Teruyuki Saito, Mitsuru Kurosaka, Daisaburo Ikeda, Ryo Yamanaka, Shoki Marumo, Keishi
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundGreater accuracy is needed when determining the final femoral component (FC) rotation during total knee arthroplasty (TKA), because this parameter affects soft tissue balance during flexion and patellar tracking. Anatomical markers, such as the epicondylar axis, are typically used to determine the final FC rotation, although intraoperativ...
McArthur, Caitlin Ioannidis, George Jantzi, Micaela Adachi, Jonathon D. Giangregorio, Lora Hirdes, John Papaioannou, Alexandra
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundFractures have dire consequences including pain, immobility, and death. People receiving home care are at higher risk for fractures than the general population. Yet, current fracture risk assessment tools require additional testing and assume a 10-year survival rate, when many die within one year. Our objectives were to develop and valida...
Yao, Shu-Hsin Su, Wei-Ren Hsu, Kai-Lan Chen, Yueh Hong, Chih-Kai Kuan, Fa-Chuan
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundThe treatment of Hoffa fractures is challenging, for which the ideal fixation and approach are still controversial. Osteosynthesis with plate or screws fixation in different trajectories have been described in previous literature. The purpose of this study was to compare the biomechanical strength and stability of two types of screw traje...
Fan, Yunli Ren, Qing To, Michael Kai Tsun Cheung, Jason Pui Yin
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common pediatric spinal deformity with reported complications including pain, mental health concern and respiratory dysfunction. The scoliosis-specific exercise (SSE) is prescribed throughout pubertal growth to slow progression although effects are unclear. This review aims to establish th...
Kaibara, Takuma Kondo, Eiji Matsuoka, Masatake Iwasaki, Koji Onodera, Tomohiro Momma, Daisuke Seito, Naoki Mikami, Susumu Iwasaki, Norimasa
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundArticular surface damage commonly associated with rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Large osteochondral defect, which consists of a severe depression fracture and a large cartilage defect, need to be treated due to deformation of the articular surface as it can impact the clinical outcome of ACL reconstruction. Although aut...
Helito, Camilo Partezani Sobrado, Marcel Faraco Giglio, Pedro Nogueira Bonadio, Marcelo Batista Pécora, José Ricardo Demange, Marco Kawamura Gobbi, Riccardo Gomes
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundWound healing complications are causal factors of prosthesis infection and poor postoperative evolution of patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) can be an option to minimize these complications. The aim of this study is to compare the complications of patients undergoing TKA who used a portab...
Won, Sung Hun Kim, Jahyung Min, Tae-Hong Chun, Dong-Il Yi, Young Han, Sang Hak Cho, Jaeho
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundTarsal tunnel syndrome is an entrapment neuropathy that can be provoked by either intrinsic or extrinsic factors that compresses the posterior tibial nerve beneath the flexor retinaculum. Osteochondroma, the most common benign bone tumor, seldom occur in foot or ankle. This is a rare case of tarsal tunnel syndrome secondary to osteochondr...
Balasukumaran, Tharani Gottlieb, Uri Springer, Shmuel
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundAltered walking patterns are often described in individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Contemporary treatment paradigms recommend backward walking (BW) to improve locomotion in people with musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine whether muscle activity and activation variability during BW differs b...
