Wang, Qingyuan Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jinxin Zhang, Hanqi Zheng, Hui
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to find out whether the shear wave elastography (SWE) findings of patients with unilateral lumbar disc herniation (LDH) were related to clinical characteristics.MethodsFor this purpose, the study group included patients (N = 20; 13 male, 7 female) with complaints of unilateral sciatica, with foraminal stenosis ca...
Chen, Ying-Chun Zhang, Lin Li, Er-Nan Ding, Li-Xiang Zhang, Gen-Ai Hou, Yu Yuan, Wei
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BackgroundAnterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is often performed for the treatment of degenerative cervical spine. While this procedure is highly successful, 0.1–1.6% of early and late postoperative infection have been reported although the rate of late infection is very low.Case presentationHere, we report a case of 59-year-old male pat...
Coggon, David Ntani, Georgia Walker-Bone, Karen Felli, Vanda E. Harari, Florencia Barrero, Lope H. Felknor, Sarah A. Rojas, Marianela Cattrell, Anna Serra, Consol
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BackgroundPrevious research has indicated that wide international variation in the prevalence of disabling low back pain among working populations is largely driven by factors predisposing to musculoskeletal pain more generally. This paper explores whether the same applies to disabling wrist/hand pain (WHP).MethodsUsing data from the Cultural and P...
Mikkilä, Saija Calogiuri, Giovanna Emaus, Nina Morseth, Bente
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IntroductionVertebral fractures are common osteoporotic fractures, affecting 2–46% of the population, causing morbidity and increased risk of mortality. Physical activity has beneficial effects for bone health, including increased bone mineral density and reduced hip fractures. However, evidence concerning prevention of vertebral fractures is scarc...
Park, Jae-Young Chang, Chong Bum Kang, Dong-Wan Oh, Sohee Kang, Seung-Baik Lee, Myung Chul
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BackgroundMaintenance of optimal knee joint line orientation (KJLO) is important after high tibial osteotomy (HTO). No tools, however, are currently available that could predict the value of postoperative KJLO before surgery. First, this study sought to determine the effects of various preoperative anatomical alignment parameters to postoperative K...
IJspeert, Jos Kerstens, Hans C. J. W. Janssen, Renske M. J. Geurts, Alexander C. H. van Alfen, Nens Groothuis, Jan T.
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Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that the headers in Table 2 in their paper were omitted.
Fukuda, Takeshi Wengler, Kenneth Tank, Dharmesh Korbin, Seth Paci, James M. Komatsu, David E. Paulus, Megan Huang, Mingqian Gould, Elaine Schweitzer, Mark E.
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BackgroundExisting ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging (UTE MRI) methods require prohibitively long acquisition times (~ 20–40 min) to quantitatively assess the clinically relevant fast decay T2* component in ligaments and tendons. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and clinical translatability of a novel abbrevia...
Nelligan, Rachel K. Hinman, Rana S. Kasza, Jessica Schwartz, Sarah Kimp, Alexander Atkins, Lou Bennell, Kim L.
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BackgroundKnee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent condition. People with knee OA often have other co-morbidities such as obesity. Exercise is advocated in all clinical guidelines for the management of knee OA. It is often undertaken as a home-based program, initially prescribed by a physiotherapist or other qualified health care provider. Ho...
Chagnas, Marie-Ombeline Poiraudeau, Serge Lefèvre-Colau, Marie-Martine Rannou, François Nguyen, Christelle
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BackgroundLumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common spinal condition and the most frequent indication for spinal surgery in elderly people. General practitioners (GPs) are on the 1st line for its diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to assess how GPs diagnose and treat people with LSS in France.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey in a primary ...
Locquet, Médéa Beaudart, Charlotte Durieux, Nancy Reginster, Jean-Yves Bruyère, Olivier
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BackgroundVarious cross-sectional studies provide an abundance of evidence that shows a relationship between bone quantity and muscle health. However, one question remains, less-often studied: is their development - or decline – associated? The aim of the research was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the studies explori...
