Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Semitendinosus Tendon Using the PINN-ACL CrossPin System: Minimum 4-Year Follow-up Kyung HS, Baek SG, Lee BJ, Lee CH. Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Semitendinosus Tendon Using the PINN-ACL CrossPin System: Minimum 4-Year Follow-up. Knee Surg Relat Res. 2015 Mar;27(1):43-8. Abstract Purpose This study evaluated mid-term results of anterior...

Fostering autonomous motivation, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis: protocol and rationale for a randomised control trial. Rouse PC, Veldhuijzen Van Zanten JJ, Metsios GS, Ntoumanis N, Yu CA, Koutedakis Y, Fenton SA, Coast J, Mistry H, Kitas GD, Duda JL. Fostering autonomous motivation, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis: protocol and rationale for a randomised...

Immune cell transcript modules reveal leukocyte heterogeneity in synovial biopsies of seronegative spondylarthropathy patients.. Hallett RM, Chew T. Immune cell transcript modules reveal leukocyte heterogeneity in synovial biopsies of seronegative spondylarthropathy patients. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Dec 19;15(1):446 Abstract Background The objective of this study was to identify leukocyte cell types found within the synovia of...

Measurement of bone marrow lesions by MR imaging in knee osteoarthritis using quantitative segmentation methods--a reliability and sensitivity to change analysis. Nielsen FK, Egund N, Peters D, Jurik AG. Measurement of bone marrow lesions by MR imaging in knee osteoarthritis using quantitative segmentation methods--a reliability and sensitivity to change analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Dec...

Effectiveness of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in spinal surgery: a meta-analysis. Zhang F, Wang K, Li FN, Huang X, Li Q, Chen Z, Tang YB, Shen HX, Song QX. Effectiveness of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in spinal surgery: a meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Dec 22;15:448 Abstract Background The aim of present meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of tranexamic acid (TXA) use in reducing blood...

Discontinuation of antiviral prophylaxis correlates with high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in rheumatoid arthritis patients with HBV carrier state: a real-world clinical practice. Mo YQ, Liang AQ, Ma JD, Chen LF, Zheng DH, Schumacher HR, Dai L. Discontinuation of antiviral prophylaxis correlates with high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in rheumatoid arthritis patients with HBV carrier state: a...

Typology of patients with fibromyalgia: cluster analysis of duloxetine study patients. Lipkovich IA, Choy EH, Van Wambeke P, Deberdt W, Sagman D. Typology of patients with fibromyalgia: cluster analysis of duloxetine study patients. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Dec 23;15:450 Abstract Background To identify distinct groups of patients with fibromyalgia (FM) with respect to multiple outcome measures. METHODS Data from 631...

Development of an outcome prediction tool for patients considering a total knee replacement--the Knee Outcome Prediction Study (KOPS). Barlow T, Dunbar M, Sprowson A, Parsons N, Griffin D. Development of an outcome prediction tool for patients considering a total knee replacement--the Knee Outcome Prediction Study (KOPS). BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Dec 23;15(1):451 Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis affects 10% of the UK...

The 'Switch' study protocol: a randomised-controlled trial of switching to an alternative tumour-necrosis factor (TNF)-inhibitor drug or abatacept or rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have failed an initial TNF-inhibitor drug. Navarro Coy N, Brown S, Bosworth A, Davies C, Emery P, Everett C, Fernandez C, Gray J, Hartley S, Hulme C, Keenan AM, McCabe C, Redmond A, Reynolds C, Scott D, Sharples LD, Pavitt S, Buch MH. The...

Limb function and quality of life after various reconstruction methods according to tumor location following resection of osteosarcoma in distal femur. Xu S, Yu X, Xu M, Fu Z, Chen Y, Sun Y, Su Q. Limb function and quality of life after various reconstruction methods according to tumor location following resection of osteosarcoma in distal femur. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Dec 23;15(1):453 Abstract Background We tried to compare...