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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Rikki Graham
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (ISSN 1471-2474) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :75
A systematic review reveals that low level laser therapy combined with an exercise regimen is more effective than exercise alone, and may be an alternative to drug-based treatments for lateral elbow tendinitis.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :52
A systematic review of anti-TNF alpha agents reveals that they are at least as effective as conventional treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and also effective when used in combination with methotrexate in those with methotrexate-resistant disease.
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Targeted physiotherapy for patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis: A protocol for a randomised, single-blind controlled trial Kay M Crossley, Bill Vicenzino, Marcus G Pandy, Anthony G Schache, Rana S Hinman BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :122 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Interference Screw vs. Suture Anchor Fixation for Open Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis: Does it Matter? Peter J Millett, Brett Sanders, Reuben Gobezie, Sepp Braun, Jon JP Warner BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :121 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Glucosamine increases hyaluronic acid production in human osteoarthritic synovium explants E J Uitterlinden, J LM Koevoet, C F Verkoelen, S MA Bierma-Zeinstra, H Jahr, H Weinans, J AN Verhaar, G JVM van Osch BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :120 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Minimum joint space width and tibial cartilage morphology in the knees of healthy individuals; A cross-sectional study Karen A Beattie, Jeffrey Duryea, Margaret Pui, John O'Neill, Pauline Boulos, Colin E Webber, Felix Eckstein, Jonathan D Adachi BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :119 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A 6-week, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled, clinical safety study of lumiracoxib and rofecoxib in osteoarthritis patients Kirstin Stricker, Sue Yu, Gerhard Krammer BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :118 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Short and medium-term effects of an education self-management program for individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee, designed and delivered by health professionals: A quality assurance study Sophie Coleman, Kathryn Briffa, Heather Conroy, Richard Prince, Graeme Carroll, Jean McQuade BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :117 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature John Bedson, Peter R Croft BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :116 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Validation of the GALS musculoskeletal screening exam for use in primary care: a pilot study Karen A Beattie, Raja Bobba, Imaan Bayoumi, David Chan, Inge Schabort, Pauline Boulos, Walter Kean, Joyce Obeid, Ruth McCallum, George Ioannidis, Alexandra Papaioannou, Alfred Cividino BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :115 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH) can measure the impairment, activity limitations and participation restriction constructs from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Diane Dixon, Marie Johnston, Margaret McQueen, Charles Court-Brown BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :114 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Photographic measurement of upper-body sitting posture of high school students: A reliability and validity study. Sjan-Mari S van Niekerk, Quinette Q Louw, Christopher C Vaughan, Karen K Grimmer-Somers, Kristiaan K Schreve BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :113 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
A woman living with osteoarthritis: a case report Jane C Richardson, Christian D Mallen, Helen S Burrell Cases Journal 2008, 1 :153 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Association of elevated transcript levels of interferon-inducible chemokines with disease activity and organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus patients Qiong Fu, Xiaoqing Chen, Huijuan Cui, Yanzhi Guo, Jing Chen, Nan Shen, Chunde Bao Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10 :R112 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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In vivo effects of Pain Relieving Plaster on closed soft tissue injury in rabbit ears Yong-Zhi Wang, Chun-Yu Guo, Hong-Gang Zhong, Wan-Nian Zhang, De-Long Wang, Xuan Wang, Fu-Hui Dong BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :51 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Incidence of hip replacement among national health insurance enrollees in Taiwan Yu-Shu Lai, Hung-Wen Wei, Cheng-Kung Cheng Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008, 3 :42 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Foot and ankle surgery in Australia: a descriptive analysis of the Medicare Benefits Schedule database, 1997-2006 Hylton B Menz, Mark F Gilheany, Karl B Landorf Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008, 1 :10 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The role of HIF-1alpha for the integrity of articular cartilage in murine knee joints Kolja Gelse, David Pfander, Simon Obier, Karl X Knaup, Michael Wiesener, Friedrich F Hennig, Bernd Swoboda Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10 :R111 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Natural autoantibodies reactive with glycosaminoglycans in rheumatoid arthritis Bence Gyorgy, Laszlo Tothfalusi, Gyorgy Nagy, Maria Pasztoi, Pal Geher, Zsolt Lorincz, Anna Polgar, Bernadett Rojkovich, Ilona Ujfalussy, Gyula Poor, Peter Pocza, Zoltan Wiener, Petra Misjak, Agnes Koncz, Andras Falus, Edit I Buzas Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10 :R110 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Trial femoral head loss in to the soft tissues of pelvis during primary total hip replacement: a case report
Arunas Vertelis, Linas Vertelis, Sarunas Tarasevicius Cases Journal 2008, 1 :151 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Chiropractic manipulation in pediatric health conditions - an updated systematic review Allan Gotlib, Ron Rupert Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2008, 16 :11 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Magnet therapy for the relief of pain and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (CAMBRA): a randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial Stewart J Richmond Trials 2008, 9 :53 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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