Wang, Xinwen Wen, Qian Li, Yi Liu, Cheng Zhao, Kai Zhao, Hongmou Liang, Xiaojun
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundHallux valgus(HV) with an increased distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA) is one of the most common foot deformities among adults. Double metatarsal osteotomy (DMO) is effective in treating severe HV deformity with an increased DMAA. However, this technique presents the risk of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the metatarsal head and transf...
Galán-Martín, Miguel A. Montero-Cuadrado, Federico Lluch-Girbes, Enrique Coca-López, M. Carmen Mayo-Iscar, Agustín Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio
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BackgroundChronic musculoskeletal pain affects more than 20% of the population, and the prevalence is increasing, causing suffering, loss of quality of life, disability, and an enormous expenditure on healthcare resources. The most common location for chronic pain is the spine. Many of the treatments used are mainly passive (pharmacological and inv...
Ericsson, Ylva B. Roos, Ewa M. Owman, Henrik Dahlberg, Leif E.
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BackgroundMeniscus injury and meniscectomy both entail increased risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Thigh muscle weakness is a suggested mediator of OA but there is little evidence of its importance for knee OA development after meniscectomy. This study aimed to examine the association between thigh muscle strength after partial meniscectomy in midd...
Tingulstad, Alexander Munk, Rikke Grotle, Margreth Vigdal, Ørjan Storheim, Kjersti Langhammer, Birgitta
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BackgroundThe Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) is a 14-item patient-reported questionnaire that measures attitudes and beliefs about the consequences of back pain. The BBQ has recently been translated into Norwegian, but its psychometric properties have not yet been tested. The aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability and construct validity...
Cui, Xueliang Chen, Hui Ma, Binbin Fan, Wenbin Li, He
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BackgroundProximal humeral fractures (PHFs) are the third most commonly occurring fractures in elderly patients. Most of these fractures can be treated with conservative methods, but the optimal surgical treatment strategy for unstable fractures in elderly patients remains controversial. This study aimed to compare the radiological and clinical out...
Wang, Xia Hunter, David J. Vesentini, Giovana Pozzobon, Daniel Ferreira, Manuela L.
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BackgroundTo evaluate the effectiveness and safety of technology-assisted rehabilitation following total hip/knee replacement (THR/TKR).MethodsSix electronic databases were searched without language or time restrictions for relevant studies: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro); from incept...
Dubouis, L. Ngueyon-Sime, W. Peter, W. Vallata, A. Epstein, J. Rat, A-C. Agrinier, N. Terwee, C. B. Guillemin, F.
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IntroductionThe video Animated Activity Questionnaire (AAQ) was developed to assess the impact of lower limb osteoarthritis (OA) on daily functional activities. The objective of the study was to compare the video and the HOOS/KOOS paper questionnaires and to assess the effect of order of administration.Material and methodsPatients recruited in the ...
Oakman, Jodi Macdonald, Wendy
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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) continue as one of the largest occupational health and safety problems worldwide. One reason for this situation is that current workplace risk management practices fail to meet some important evidence-based requirements for effective reduction of MSD risk. In particular: they largely fail to address risk arising fro...
Yang, Qian-Hao Hsu, Peichun Gao, You-Shui Zhang, Chang-Qing
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BackgroundCharcot neuroarthropathy is a systemic disease that generates pathological changes in the musculoskeletal system, causing instability, dislocations, and deformities. Charcot neuroarthropathy of the knee, due to either diabetes mellitus or syringomyelia, is anecdotally reported with the epidemic of the diseases. However, idiopathic sensory...
Xu, Hua Chen, Wen Jun Zhi, Xiao Cheng Chen, Shi Chang
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BackgroundTo compare the clinical outcomes between the use of a distal clavicular locking plate alone and the combined use of a plate and a coracoclavicular suture anchor in the treatment of Neer IIb distal clavicle fractures and to discuss the application procedure of suture anchors.MethodsThis is a retrospective study. Thirty-four patients with u...
