| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveCorrespondence A simplified guide ruler from numeric table method in doing rotational osteotomy Chen-Kun Liaw, Rong-Sen Yang, Sheng-Mou Hou, Tai-Yin Wu, and Chiou-Shann Fuh PMCID: PMC2440753 Technical Advances Interventional microadhesiolysis: A new nonsurgical release technique for adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder Kang Ahn, Young-Jin Lee, Eun-Ha Kim, Seung-Min Yang, Tae-Kyun Lim, Yong-Soo Kim, and Hyung-Joon Jhun PMCID: PMC2257930 Percutaneous acetabuloplasty for metastatic acetabular lesions Giulio Maccauro, Francesco Liuzza, Laura Scaramuzzo, Alessandro Milani, Francesco Muratori, Barbara Rossi, Victor Waide, Giandomenico Logroscino, Carlo A Logroscino, and Nicola Maffulli PMCID: PMC2390555 A comparison between one- and two-fluoroscopic techniques in percutaneous vertebroplasty Yen-Yao Li, Tsung-Jen Huang, Chin-Chang Cheng, and Robert Wen-Wei Hsu PMCID: PMC2390554 Soft tissue tenodesis of the long head of the biceps tendon associated to the Roman Bridge repair Francesco Franceschi, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Laura Ruzzini, Giacomo Rizzello, Nicola Maffulli, and Vincenzo Denaro PMCID: PMC2442600 Tibial tubercle osteotomy for access during revision knee arthroplasty: Ethibond suture repair technique Crawford R Deane, Nicholas A Ferran, Adel Ghandour, and Rhidian L Morgan-Jones PMCID: PMC2453125 Ipsilateral free semitendinosus tendon graft transfer for reconstruction of chronic tears of the Achilles tendon Nicola Maffulli, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Nikolaos Gougoulias, and Vincenzo Denaro PMCID: PMC2464596 A new tool for mini-open carpal tunnel release – the PSU retractor Sunton Wongsiri, Porames Suwanno, Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich, Varah Yuenyongviwat, and Ekkarin Wongsiri PMCID: PMC2556331 Research Articles Dystrophin deficiency in canine X-linked muscular dystrophy in Japan (CXMDJ) alters myosin heavy chain expression profiles in the diaphragm more markedly than in the tibialis cranialis muscle Katsutoshi Yuasa, Akinori Nakamura, Takao Hijikata, and Shinichi Takeda PMCID: PMC2257929 Experiencing and controlling time in everyday life with chronic widespread pain: a qualitative study Jane C Richardson, Bie Nio Ong, and Julius Sim PMCID: PMC2248579 Internet-based randomised controlled trials for the evaluation of complementary and alternative medicines: probiotics in spondyloarthropathy Sinead Brophy, Claire L Burrows, Caroline Brooks, Michael B Gravenor, Stefan Siebert, and Stephen J Allen PMCID: PMC2241591 Self-reported hard physical work combined with heavy smoking or overweight may result in so-called Modic changes Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Per Kjær, Tom Bendix, and Claus Manniche PMCID: PMC2248578 The reliability of knee joint position testing using electrogoniometry Pagamas Piriyaprasarth, Meg E Morris, Adele Winter, and Andrea E Bialocerkowski PMCID: PMC2263037 Fluid lavage in patients with open fracture wounds (FLOW): an international survey of 984 surgeons Brad Petrisor, Kyle Jeray, Emil Schemitsch, Beate Hanson, Sheila Sprague, David Sanders, Mohit Bhandari, and the FLOW Investigators PMCID: PMC2259344 Hospital contacts for injuries and musculoskeletal diseases among seamen and fishermen: A population-based cohort study Linda Kaerlev, Anker Jensen, Per Sabro Nielsen, Jørn Olsen, Harald Hannerz, and Finn Tüchsen PMCID: PMC2266745 A one-year exercise intervention program in pre-pubertal girls does not influence hip structure Gayani Alwis, Christian Linden, Susanna Stenevi-Lundgren, Henrik G Ahlborg, Jack Besjakov, Per Gardsell, and Magnus K Karlsson PMCID: PMC2258304 Changes in the flexion relaxation response induced by lumbar muscle fatigue Martin Descarreaux, Danik Lafond, Renaud Jeffrey-Gauthier, Hugo Centomo, and Vincent Cantin PMCID: PMC2259346 The utility of clinical decision tools for diagnosing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis Caroline Brand, Adrian Lowe, and Stephen Hall PMCID: PMC2270830 The orthopaedic trauma literature: an evaluation of statistically significant findings in orthopaedic trauma randomized trials Jinsil Sung, Judith Siegel, Paul Tornetta, and Mohit Bhandari PMCID: PMC2254414 Analgesic effect of percutaneously absorbed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: an experimental study in a rat acute inflammation model Miho Sekiguchi, Masayoshi Shirasaka, Shin-ichi Konno, and Shin-ichi Kikuchi PMCID: PMC2276498 Extracorporeal shock waves down-regulate the expression of interleukin-10 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in osteoarthritic chondrocytes Biagio Moretti, Florenzo Iannone, Angela Notarnicola, Giovanni Lapadula, Lorenzo Moretti, Vittorio Patella, and Raffaele Garofalo PMCID: PMC2268688 Maintenance of bone mineral density after implantation of a femoral neck hip prosthesis Ralf Decking, Christoph Rokahr, Matthias Zurstegge, Ulrich Simon, and Jens Decking PMCID: PMC2267172 The influence of expectation on spinal manipulation induced hypoalgesia: An experimental study in normal subjects Joel E Bialosky, Mark D Bishop, Michael E Robinson, Josh A Barabas, and Steven Z George PMCID: PMC2270829 A role for subchondral bone changes in the process of osteoarthritis; a micro-CT study of two canine models Yvonne H Sniekers, Femke Intema, Floris PJG Lafeber, Gerjo JVM van Osch, Johannes PTM van Leeuwen, Harrie Weinans, and Simon C Mastbergen PMCID: PMC2259345 Inter- and intraobserver reliability of the MTM-classification for proximal humeral fractures: A prospective study Christian Bahrs, Hagen Schmal, Erich Lingenfelter, Bernd Rolauffs, Kuno Weise, Klaus Dietz, and Peter Helwig PMCID: PMC2275241 Is a history of work-related low back injury associated with prevalent low back pain and depression in the general population? Cesar A Hincapié, J David Cassidy, and Pierre Côté PMCID: PMC2277439 Bovine explant model of degeneration of the intervertebral disc Sally Roberts, Janis Menage, Sarit Sivan, and Jill PG Urban PMCID: PMC2266744 Double-bundle ACL reconstruction: influence of femoral tunnel orientation in knee laxity analysed with a navigation system – an in-vitro biomechanical study Stefano Zaffagnini, Danilo Bruni, Sandra Martelli, Naoaki Imakiire, Maurilio Marcacci, and Alessandro Russo PMCID: PMC2266927 The assessment of osteoporosis risk factors in Iranian women compared with Indian women Afsaneh Keramat, Bhushan Patwardhan, Bagher Larijani, Arvind Chopra, Ambrish Mithal, Devlina Chakravarty, Hossein Adibi, and Ahmad Khosravi PMCID: PMC2289820 The effect of posterior capsule repair upon post-operative hip dislocation following primary total hip arthroplasty Shang-Ju Tsai, Chen-Ti Wang, and Ching-Chuan Jiang PMCID: PMC2292160 The relationship between previous hamstring injury and the concentric isokinetic knee muscle strength of irish gaelic footballers Kieran O'Sullivan, Brian O'Ceallaigh, Kevin O'Connell, and Amir Shafat PMCID: PMC2289821 Long-term retention on treatment with lumiracoxib 100 mg once or twice daily compared with celecoxib 200 mg once daily: A randomised controlled trial in patients with osteoarthritis Roy Fleischmann, Hyman Tannenbaum, Neha P Patel, Marianne Notter, Peter Sallstig, and Jean-Yves Reginster PMCID: PMC2322990 Mechanism of HIV protein induced modulation of mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation Eoin J Cotter, Herbert Shi Ming Ip, William G Powderly, and Peter P Doran PMCID: PMC2330047 Agreement between a self-administered questionnaire on musculoskeletal disorders of the neck-shoulder region and a physical examination Nathalie Perreault, Chantal Brisson, Clermont E Dionne, Sylvie Montreuil, and Laura Punnett PMCID: PMC2311294 Rotational knee laxity: Reliability of a simple measurement device in vivo Andrew G Tsai, Volker Musahl, Hanno Steckel, Kevin M Bell, Thore Zantop, James J Irrgang, and Freddie H Fu PMCID: PMC2315651 Knee complaints seen in general practice: active sport participants versus non-sport participants Marienke van Middelkoop, Robbart van Linschoten, Marjolein Y Berger, Bart W Koes, and Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra PMCID: PMC2278141 Up-regulation of multiple proteins and biological processes during maxillary expansion in rats Junqing Ma, Yunxia Wu, Weibing Zhang, Roger J Smales, You Huang, Yongchu Pan, and Lin Wang PMCID: PMC2291465 Do patients perceive a link between a fragility fracture and osteoporosis? Lora Giangregorio, Alexandra Papaioannou, Lehana Thabane, Justin deBeer, Ann Cranney, Lisa Dolovich, Anthony Adili, and Jonathan D Adachi PMCID: PMC2329635 Bone stress injury of the ankle in professional ballet dancers seen on MRI Ilan Elias, Adam C Zoga, Steven M Raikin, Judith R Peterson, Marcus P Besser, William B Morrison, and Mark E Schweitzer PMCID: PMC2329634 Vasodilative effects of prostaglandin E1 derivate on arteries of nerve roots in a canine model of a chronically compressed cauda equina Masayoshi Shirasaka, Bunji Takayama, Miho Sekiguchi, Shin-ichi Konno, and Shin-ichi Kikuchi PMCID: PMC2358890 Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of instruments to measure neck pain disability Francisco M Kovacs, Joan Bagó, Ana Royuela, Jesús Seco, Sergio Giménez, Alfonso Muriel, Víctor Abraira, José Luis Martín, José Luis Peña, Mario Gestoso, Nicole Mufraggi, Montserrat Núñez, Josep Corcoll, Ignacio Gómez-Ochoa, Ma José Ramírez, Eva Calvo, Ma Dolores Castillo, David Martí, Salvador Fuster, Carmen Fernández, Nuria Gimeno, Alejandro Carballo, Álvaro Milán, Dolores Vázquez, Montserrat Cañellas, Ricardo Blanco, Pilar Brieva, Ma Trinidad Rueda, Luis Álvarez, María Teresa Gil del Real, Joaquín Ayerbe, Luis González, Leovigildo Ginel, Mariano Ortega, Miryam Bernal, Gonzalo Bolado, Anna Vidal, Ana Ausín, Domingo Ramón, María Antonia Mir, Miquel Tomás, Javier Zamora, and Alejandra Cano PMCID: PMC2375887 Minimum detectable and minimal clinically important changes for pain in patients with nonspecific neck pain Francisco M Kovacs, Víctor Abraira, Ana Royuela, Josep Corcoll, Luis Alegre, Miquel Tomás, María Antonia Mir, Alejandra Cano, Alfonso Muriel, Javier Zamora, María Teresa Gil del Real, Mario Gestoso, Nicole Mufraggi, and The Spanish Back Pain Research Network PMCID: PMC2375888 Reliability of Ashworth and Modified Ashworth Scales in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy Akmer Mutlu, Ayse Livanelioglu, and Mintaze Kerem Gunel PMCID: PMC2330046 Natural course of intra-articular shifting bone marrow edema syndrome of the knee Nicolas Aigner, Roland Meizer, Gerd Petje, Elisabeth Meizer, Ashraf Abdelkafy, and Franz Landsiedl PMCID: PMC2329633 Intra-articular temperatures of the knee in sports – An in-vivo study of jogging and alpine skiing Christoph Becher, Jan Springer, Sven Feil, Guiliano Cerulli, and Hans H Paessler PMCID: PMC2330048 The effect of forearm posture on wrist flexion in computer workers with chronic upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders Ronald A Burgess, R Terry Thompson, and Gary B Rollman PMCID: PMC2362125 Hepatotoxicity associated with sulfasalazine in inflammatory arthritis: A case series from a local surveillance of serious adverse events Paresh Jobanputra, Roshan Amarasena, Fiona Maggs, Dawn Homer, Simon Bowman, Elizabeth Rankin, Andrew Filer, Karim Raza, and Ronald Jubb PMCID: PMC2329632 Range of shoulder motion in patients with adhesive capsulitis; Intra-tester reproducibility is acceptable for group comparisons Einar Kristian Tveitå, Ole Marius Ekeberg, Niels Gunnar Juel, and Erik Bautz-Holter PMCID: PMC2373295 Patient Satisfaction with private Physiotherapy for musculoskeletal Pain Sarah N Casserley-Feeney, Martin Phelan, Fionnuala Duffy, Susan Roush, Melinda C Cairns, and Deirdre A Hurley PMCID: PMC2359748 Are the determinants of vertebral endplate changes and severe disc degeneration in the lumbar spine the same? A magnetic resonance imaging study in middle-aged male workers Mari Kuisma, Jaro Karppinen, Marianne Haapea, Jaakko Niinimäki, Risto Ojala, Markku Heliövaara, Raija Korpelainen, Kaisu Kaikkonen, Simo Taimela, Antero Natri, and Osmo Tervonen PMCID: PMC2373785 Tumor necrosis factor alpha drugs in rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and metaanalysis of efficacy and safety Alberto Alonso-Ruiz, Jose Ignacio Pijoan, Eukene Ansuategui, Arantxa Urkaregi, Marcelo Calabozo, and Antonio Quintana PMCID: PMC2377247 Hydrodilatation, corticosteroids and adhesive capsulitis: A randomized controlled trial Einar Kristian Tveitå, Rana Tariq, Sølve Sesseng, Niels Gunnar Juel, and Erik Bautz-Holter PMCID: PMC2374785 An interdisciplinary clinical practice model for the management of low-back pain in primary care: the CLIP project Stéphane Poitras, Michel Rossignol, Clermont Dionne, Michel Tousignant, Manon Truchon, Bertrand Arsenault, Pierre Allard, Manon Coté, and Alain Neveu PMCID: PMC2390556 Cutpoints for mild, moderate and severe pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee ready for joint replacement surgery Heidi Kapstad, Berit R Hanestad, Norvald Langeland, Tone Rustøen, and Knut Stavem PMCID: PMC2386464 Effectiveness of accelerated perioperative care and rehabilitation intervention compared to current intervention after hip and knee arthroplasty. A before-after trial of 247 patients with a 3-month follow-up Kristian Larsen, Karen Elisabeth Hvass, Torben B Hansen, Per B Thomsen, and Kjeld Søballe PMCID: PMC2396162 Effectiveness of prolonged use of continuous passive motion (CPM), as an adjunct to physiotherapy, after total knee arthroplasty Ton AF Lenssen, Mike JA van Steyn, Yvonne HF Crijns, Eddie MH Waltjé, George M Roox, Ruud JT Geesink, Piet A van den Brandt, and Rob A De Bie PMCID: PMC2386789 Comparison of two self-reported measures of physical work demands in hospital personnel: A cross-sectional study Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen, Nils Fallentin, Karl B Christensen, Jette N Jensen, and Finn Diderichsen PMCID: PMC2390553 Fatigue in osteoarthritis: a qualitative study J Denise Power, Elizabeth M Badley, Melissa R French, Angela J Wall, and Gillian A Hawker PMCID: PMC2386135 The relative timing of VMO and VL in the aetiology of anterior knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Rachel Chester, Toby O Smith, David Sweeting, John Dixon, Sarah Wood, and Fujian Song PMCID: PMC2386790 Agreement, reliability and validity in 3 shoulder questionnaires in patients with rotator cuff disease Ole M Ekeberg, Erik Bautz-Holter, Einar K Tveitå, Anne Keller, Niels G Juel, and Jens I Brox PMCID: PMC2409321 Charnley low-friction arthroplasty of the hip. Five to 25 years survivorship in a general hospital Daniel Hernández-Vaquero, Abelardo Suárez-Vazquez, and Jesus Fernandez-Lombardia PMCID: PMC2426685 Hallux valgus angle as main predictor for correction of hallux valgus Axel R Deenik, Enrico de Visser, Jan-Willem K Louwerens, Maarten de Waal Malefijt, Frits F Draijer, and Rob A de Bie PMCID: PMC2405780 Quantitative ultrasound does not identify patients with an inflammatory disease at risk of vertebral deformities A Caroline Heijckmann, Bianca Dumitrescu, Arie C Nieuwenhuijzen Kruseman, Piet Geusens, Bruce HR Wolffenbuttel, Jolanda De Vries, Marjolein Drent, and Maya SP Huijberts PMCID: PMC2427028 Surgeons' beliefs and perceptions about removal of orthopaedic implants Beate Hanson, Chris van der Werken, and Dirk Stengel PMCID: PMC2430567 Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an altered circulatory aggrecan profile Jean C Rousseau, Eren U Sumer, Gert Hein, Bodil C Sondergaard, Suzi H Madsen, Christian Pedersen, Thomas Neumann, Andreas Mueller, Per Qvist, Pierre Delmas, and Morten A Karsdal PMCID: PMC2426686 A systematic review with procedural assessments and meta-analysis of Low Level Laser Therapy in lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow) Jan M Bjordal, Rodrigo AB Lopes-Martins, Jon Joensen, Christian Couppe, Anne E Ljunggren, Apostolos Stergioulas, and Mark I Johnson PMCID: PMC2442599 Spatiotemporal postural control deficits are present in those with chronic ankle instability Patrick O McKeon and Jay Hertel PMCID: PMC2438356 Perioperative celecoxib administration for pain management after total knee arthroplasty – A randomized, controlled study Yu-Min Huang, Chiu-Meng Wang, Chen-Ti Wang, Wei-Peng Lin, Lih-Ching Horng, and Ching-Chuan Jiang PMCID: PMC2440752 Cross-cultural adaptation and determination of the reliability and validity of PRTEE-S (Patientskattad Utvärdering av Tennisarmbåge), a questionnaire for patients with lateral epicondylalgia, in a Swedish population Pia Nilsson, Amir Baigi, Bertil Marklund, and Jörgen Månsson PMCID: PMC2435532 Are cervical multifidus muscles active during whiplash and startle? An initial experimental study Gunter P Siegmund, Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Mark G Carpenter, John R Brault, and J Timothy Inglis PMCID: PMC2440751 Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment – CAS(K): A prospective study in the general population Rosie J Lacey, Elaine Thomas, Rachel C Duncan, and George Peat PMCID: PMC2443794 Damages of the tibial post in constrained total knee prostheses in the early postoperative course – a scanning electron microscopic study of polyethylene inlays Adrian Skwara, Carsten O Tibesku, Rudolf Reichelt, and Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann PMCID: PMC2435533 Biomechanical comparison of lumbar spine instability between laminectomy and bilateral laminotomy for spinal stenosis syndrome – an experimental study in porcine model Ching-Lung Tai, Pang-Hsing Hsieh, Weng-Pin Chen, Lih-Huei Chen, Wen-Jer Chen, and Po-Liang Lai PMCID: PMC2438358 Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid supplementation as an adjunct to Calcium/Vitamin D3 stimulates markers of bone formation in osteopenic females: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial Tim D Spector, Mario R Calomme, Simon H Anderson, Gail Clement, Liisa Bevan, Nathalie Demeester, Rami Swaminathan, Ravin Jugdaohsingh, Dirk A Vanden Berghe, and Jonathan J Powell PMCID: PMC2442067 Isolation and characterization of side population stem cells in articular synovial tissue Takeshi Teramura, Kanji Fukuda, Shinji Kurashimo, Yoshihiko Hosoi, Yoshihisa Miki, Shigeki Asada, and Chiaki Hamanishi PMCID: PMC2440379 Biomechanical comparison of a new stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage with established fixation techniques – a three-dimensional finite element analysis Shih-Hao Chen, Ching-Lung Tai, Chien-Yu Lin, Pang-Hsing Hsieh, and Weng-Pin Chen PMCID: PMC2442839 Gait analysis does not correlate with clinical and MR imaging parameters in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis Felix Zeifang, Marcus Schiltenwolf, Rainer Abel, and Babak Moradi PMCID: PMC2441626 Altered motor control patterns in whiplash and chronic neck pain Astrid Woodhouse and Ottar Vasseljen PMCID: PMC2446396 Alterations in the vimentin cytoskeleton in response to single impact load in an in vitro model of cartilage damage in the rat Frances MD Henson and Thea A Vincent PMCID: PMC2443134 Comorbidity, limitations in activities and pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee Gabriella M van Dijk, Cindy Veenhof, Francois Schellevis, Harry Hulsmans, Jan PJ Bakker, Henk Arwert, Jos HM Dekker, Guus J Lankhorst, and Joost Dekker PMCID: PMC2453124 Musculoskeletal symptoms of the upper extremities and the neck: A cross-sectional study on prevalence and symptom-predicting factors at visual display terminal (VDT) workstations André Klussmann, Hansjuergen Gebhardt, Falk Liebers, and Monika A Rieger PMCID: PMC2474829 Treatment of chronic back pain by sensory discrimination training. A Phase I RCT of a novel device (FairMed) vs. TENS Karen L Barker, Christopher J Elliott, Catherine M Sackley, and Jeremy CT Fairbank PMCID: PMC2443795 Muscle performance and ankle joint mobility in long-term patients with diabetes Claudia Giacomozzi, Emanuela D'Ambrogi, Stefano Cesinaro, Velio Macellari, and Luigi Uccioli PMCID: PMC2453126 The effect on the extracellular matrix of the deep fascia in response to leg lengthening Hai-Qiang Wang, Xin-Kui Li, Zi-Xiang Wu, Yi-Yong Wei, and Zhuo-Jing Luo PMCID: PMC2483275 Prevalence of widespread pain and associations with work status: a population study Björn Gerdle, Jonas Björk, Lars Cöster, KG Henriksson, Chris Henriksson, and Ann Bengtsson PMCID: PMC2488345 Factor structure of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index in patients with adhesive capsulitis Einar Kristian Tveitå, Leiv Sandvik, Ole Marius Ekeberg, Niels Gunnar Juel, and Erik Bautz-Holter PMCID: PMC2504478 Clinical effectiveness of post-operative splinting after surgical release of Dupuytren's contracture: a systematic review Debbie Larson and Christina Jerosch-Herold PMCID: PMC2518149 Effects of work ability and health promoting interventions for women with musculoskeletal symptoms: A 9-month prospective study Agneta Larsson, Lena Karlqvist, and Gunvor Gard PMCID: PMC2515840 Translation of the Neck Disability Index and validation of the Greek version in a sample of neck pain patients Marianna N Trouli, Howard T Vernon, Kyriakos N Kakavelakis, Maria D Antonopoulou, Aristofanis N Paganas, and Christos D Lionis PMCID: PMC2492862 Post-traumatic glenohumeral cartilage lesions: a systematic review Heidi Ruckstuhl, Eling D de Bruin, Edgar Stussi, and Benedicte Vanwanseele PMCID: PMC2503981 Evaluation of patients with a recent clinical fracture and osteoporosis, a multidisciplinary approach Bianca Dumitrescu, Svenjhalmar van Helden, Rene ten Broeke, Arie Nieuwenhuijzen-Kruseman, Caroline Wyers, Gabriela Udrea, Sjef van der Linden, and Piet Geusens PMCID: PMC2529301 Responsibility for managing musculoskeletal disorders – A cross-sectional postal survey of attitudes Maria EH Larsson and Lena A Nordholm PMCID: PMC2533659 The effect of low-dye taping on rearfoot motion and plantar pressure during the stance phase of gait Kieran O'Sullivan, Norelee Kennedy, Emer O'Neill, and Una Ni Mhainin PMCID: PMC2529302 Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Nigerian Physiotherapists Babatunde OA Adegoke, Ashiyat K Akodu, and Adewale L Oyeyemi PMCID: PMC2535595 Photographic measurement of upper-body sitting posture of high school students: A reliability and validity study Sjan-Mari van Niekerk, Quinette Louw, Christopher Vaughan, Karen Grimmer-Somers, and Kristiaan Schreve PMCID: PMC2542508 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, and Charles Court-Brown PMCID: PMC2533660 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, and Alfred Cividino PMCID: PMC2533317 The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: A systematic search and summary of the literature John Bedson and Peter R Croft PMCID: PMC2542996 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, and Jean McQuade PMCID: PMC2538526 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, and Gerhard Krammer PMCID: PMC2542997 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, and Jonathan D Adachi PMCID: PMC2542509 Glucosamine increases hyaluronic acid production in human osteoarthritic synovium explants EJ Uitterlinden, JLM Koevoet, CF Verkoelen, SMA Bierma-Zeinstra, H Jahr, H Weinans, JAN Verhaar, and GJVM van Osch PMCID: PMC2553787 Interference Screw vs. Suture Anchor Fixation for Open Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis: Does it Matter? Peter J Millett, Brett Sanders, Reuben Gobezie, Sepp Braun, and Jon JP Warner PMCID: PMC2553411 Management of chronic knee pain: A survey of patient preferences and treatment received Helene L Mitchell and Michael V Hurley PMCID: PMC2556674 Hypnosis as a treatment of chronic widespread pain in general practice: A randomized controlled pilot trial Jan Robert Grøndahl and Elin Olaug Rosvold PMCID: PMC2553788 Longitudinal analysis of vertebral fracture and BMD in a Canadian cohort of adult cystic fibrosis patients Alexandra Papaioannou, Courtney C Kennedy, Andreas Freitag, John O'Neill, Margaret Pui, George Ioannidis, Colin Webber, Anjali Pathak, Suzanne Hansen, Rosamund Hennessey, and Jonathan D Adachi PMCID: PMC2567975 A pilot study using Tissue Velocity Ultrasound Imaging (TVI) to assess muscle activity pattern in patients with chronic trapezius myalgia Michael Peolsson, Britt Larsson, Lars-Åke Brodin, and Björn Gerdle PMCID: PMC2565675 The prevalence of pain and disability one year post fracture of the distal radius in a UK population: A cross sectional survey Catherine M Moore and Jo Leonardi-Bee PMCID: PMC2576249 Optimizing care in osteoporosis: The Canadian quality circle project George Ioannidis, Lehana Thabane, Amiram Gafni, Anthony Hodsman, Brent Kvern, Dan Johnstone, Nathalie Plumley, Lena Salach, Famida Jiwa, Jonathan D Adachi, and Alexandra Papaioannou PMCID: PMC2567974 The effects of the Mulligan Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide (SNAG) mobilisation in the lumbar flexion range of asymptomatic subjects as measured by the Zebris CMS20 3-D motion analysis system Maria Moutzouri, Evdokia Billis, Nikolaos Strimpakos, Polixeni Kottika, and Jacqueline A Oldham PMCID: PMC2569938 Obesity and osteoarthritis in knee, hip and/or hand: An epidemiological study in the general population with 10 years follow-up Margreth Grotle, Kare B Hagen, Bard Natvig, Fredrik A Dahl, and Tore K Kvien PMCID: PMC2573886 Carpal tunnel syndrome and the use of computer mouse and keyboard: A systematic review Jane F Thomsen, Fred Gerr, and Isam Atroshi PMCID: PMC2569035 Characterization of a rat osteotomy model with impaired healing Christine Kratzel, Camilla Bergmann, Georg Duda, Stefan Greiner, Gerhard Schmidmaier, and Britt Wildemann PMCID: PMC2571093 Compressive properties of commercially available polyurethane foams as mechanical models for osteoporotic human cancellous bone Purvi SD Patel, Duncan ET Shepherd, and David WL Hukins PMCID: PMC2575212 Outcome analysis following removal of locking plate fixation of the proximal humerus Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Volker Braunstein, Sonja Kirchhoff, Christoph M Sprecher, Ben Ockert, Florian Fischer, Bernd A Leidel, and Peter Biberthaler PMCID: PMC2569939 ICF components of corresponding outcome measures in flexor tendon rehabilitation – a systematic review Renée Oltman, Gudrun Neises, Daniel Scheible, Gerhard Mehrtens, and Christian Grüneberg PMCID: PMC2585568 Thoracic costotransverse joint pain patterns: a study in normal volunteers Brian A Young, Howard E Gill, Robert S Wainner, and Timothy W Flynn PMCID: PMC2587465 Reliability and validity of the short questionnaire to assess health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) in patients after total hip arthroplasty Robert Wagenmakers, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, Johan W Groothoff, Wiebren Zijlstra, Sjoerd K Bulstra, Johan WJ Kootstra, GC Wanda Wendel-Vos, Jos JAM van Raaij, and Martin Stevens PMCID: PMC2576250 Clinimetric evaluation of methods to measure muscle functioning in patients with non-specific neck pain: a systematic review Chantal HP de Koning, Sylvia P van den Heuvel, J Bart Staal, Bouwien CM Smits-Engelsman, and Erik JM Hendriks PMCID: PMC2575213 Effect of tadalafil on blood flow, pain, and function in chronic cold Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: a randomized controlled trial George Groeneweg, Frank JPM Huygen, Sjoerd P Niehof, Feikje Wesseldijk, Johannes BJ Bussmann, Fabienne C Schasfoort, Dirk L Stronks, and Freek J Zijlstra PMCID: 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