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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Timothy I. Shipley PhD
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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, EMBASE, Scopus, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :20
An energy-dense diet increases body mass index (BMI), usually associated with bone loss prevention, but is also associated with a lower femoral neck bone mineral density, suggesting a complex relationship between diet and bones.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :150
Patients
satisfaction with post-operative care after hip or knee replacement not only provides an indicator of quality of the treatment, but also appears to be a good predictor of self-perceived health status.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :122
Patients with chronic low back pain showed significantly poorer overall sleep, increased insomnia and less efficient sleep than healthy participants, as assessed both objectively and subjectively in a pilot study.
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Research article
Minimizing the source of nociception and its concurrent effect on sensory hypersensitivity: An exploratory study in chronic whiplash patients Geoff M Schneider, Ashley D Smith, Allen Hooper, Paul W Stratford, Kathryn J Schneider, Michael D Westaway, Bevan Frizzell, Lee Olson BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :29 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
The TOPGAME-study: effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in jumping athletes with patellar tendinopathy;
Design of a randomised controlled trial
Johannes Zwerver, Evert Verhagen, Fred Hartgens, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, Ron L Diercks BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :28 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Total knee arthroplasties performed with a mini-incision or a standard incision. Similar results at six months follow-up Daniel Hernandez-Vaquero, Alfonso Noriega-Fernandez, Abelardo Suarez-Vazquez BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :27 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
The long-term effects of naprapathic manual therapy on back and neck pain - Results from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Eva Skillgate, Tony Bohman, Lena W Holm, Eva Vingard, Lars Alfredsson BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :26 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
The mode of school transportation in pre-pubertal children does not influence the accrual of bone mineral or the gain in bone size
- two year prospective data from the paediatric osteoporosis preventive (POP) study
Bjarne Lofgren, Susanna Stenevi-Lundgren, Magnus Dencker, Magnus K Karlsson BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :25 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
A comparison of lower limb EMG and ground reaction forces between barefoot and shod gait in participants with diabetic neuropathic and healthy controls Isabel CN Sacco, Paula MH Akashi, Ewald M Hennig BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :24 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Extending conceptual frameworks: life course epidemiology for the study of back pain Kate M Dunn BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :23 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
An investigation of somatosensory profiles in work related upper limb disorders: a case-control observational study protocol
Niamh Moloney, Toby Hall, Catherine Doody BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :22 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Translation, data quality, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Norwegian version of the Effective Musculoskeletal Consumer Scale (EC-17)
Bente Hamnes, Andrew Garratt, Ingvild Kjeken, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Kare B Hagen BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :21 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Dietary patterns in Canadian men and women ages 25 and older: relationship to demographics, body mass index, and bone mineral density Lisa Langsetmo, Suzette Poliquin, David A Hanley, Jerilynn C Prior, Susan Barr, Tassos Anastassiades, Tanveer Towheed, David Goltzman, Nancy Kreiger, the CaMos Research group BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :20 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Patellar tendon ossification after partial patellectomy:
a case report
Husamettin Cakici, Onur Hapa, Kutay Ozturan, Melih Guven, Istemi Yucel Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4 :47 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Regulation of microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 and 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein/5-lipoxygenase by 4-hydroxynonenal in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes Shu-Huang Chen, Hassan Fahmi, Qin Shi, Mohamed Benderdour Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12 :R21 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Local leptin production in osteoarthritis subchondral osteoblasts may be responsible for their abnormal phenotypic expression Marie-Solange Mutabaruka, Mohamed Aoulad Aissa, Aline Delalandre, Martin Lavigne, Daniel Lajeunesse Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12 :R20 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Editorial
Is Phytalgic Robin Christensen, Henning Bliddal Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12 :105 (8 [PDF ]
Case report
Rupture of the ilio-psoas tendon after a total hip arthroplasty: an unusual cause of radio-lucency of the lesser trochanter simulating a malignancy Aditya V Maheshwari, Rajesh Malhotra, Deepak Kumar, J DAVID Pitcher Jr Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010, 5 :6 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A survey of practices and concerns of pediatric medical and surgical specialists and a summary of available safety data Deborah M Levy, Lisa F Imundo Pediatric Rheumatology 2010, 8 :7 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Efficacy of thalidomide in a girl with inflammatory calcinosis,
a severe complication of juvenile dermatomyositis
Takako Miyamae, Fumie Sano, Remi Ozawa, Tomoyuki Imagawa, Yoshiaki Inayama, Shumpei Yokota Pediatric Rheumatology 2010, 8 :6 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Retrospective French nationwide survey of childhood aggressive vascular anomalies of bone, 1988-2009 Sebastien Heritier, Martine Le Merrer, Francis Jaubert, Michele Bigorre, Marion Gillibert-Yvert, Benoit de Courtivron, Makram Ziade, Yves Bertrand, Christian Carrie, Pascal Chastagner, Cecile Bost-Bru, Jean-Claude Leonard, Marie Ouache, Liliane Boccon-Gibod, Pierre Mary, Jacques de Blic, Isabelle Pin, Daniel Wendling, Yann Revillon, Veronique Houdouin, Veronique Forin, Hubert Ducou Lepointe, Jane Languepin, Jeanne Wagnon, Ralph Epaud, Brigitte Fauroux, Jean Donadieu Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2010, 5 :3 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Management of Tennis Elbow with sodium hyaluronate periarticular injections Robert J Petrella, Anthony Cogliano, Joseph Decaria, Naem Mohamed, Robert Lee Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology 2010, 2 :4 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Autophagy induction and CHOP under-expression promotes survival of fibroblasts from rheumatoid arthritis patients under endoplasmic reticulum stress Yong-Joo Shin, Song-Hee Han, Do-Sung Kim, Geum-Hwa Lee, Wan-Hee Yoo, Yong-Mo Kang, Je-Yong Choi, Yong Chul Lee, Seong Ju Park, Seul-Ki Jeong, Hyung-Tae Kim, Soo-Wan Chae, Hyun-Ja Jeong, Hyung-Ryong Kim, Han-Jung Chae Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12 :R19 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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