Clinical phenotypes of comorbidities in end-stage knee osteoarthritis: a cluster analysis
Comorbidities, as components of these heterogeneous features, often coexist with knee osteoarthritis, and are particularly prevalent in end-stage knee osteoarthritis. Here, we attempted to identify the differe... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 17, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jun Ma, Kai Zhang, Xilong Ma, Hao Wang, Chao Ma, Yahui Zhang and Ruiyu Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Effect of weight loss on knee joint synovitis over 48 months and mediation by subcutaneous fat around the knee: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Obesity influences the development of osteoarthritis via low-grade inflammation. Progression of local inflammation (=  synovitis) increased with weight gain in overweight and obese women compared to stable weig... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 17, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Maximilian T. L öffler, Chotigar Ngarmsrikam, Paula Giesler, Gabby B. Joseph, Zehra Akkaya, John A. Lynch, Nancy E. Lane, Michael Nevitt, Charles E. McCulloch and Thomas M. Link Tags: Research Source Type: research

Additional suture augmentation to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autografts bring no benefits to clinical results, graft maturation and graft-bone interface healing
From the perspective of graft protection and early rehabilitation during the maturation and remodeling phases of graft healing, suture augmentation (SA) for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) has... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 17, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Qingyang Meng, Ruilan Dai, Cheng Wang, Weili Shi, Yanfang Jiang, Ningjing Liu, Rui Li, Yingfang Ao, Xi Gong and Yong Ma Tags: Research Source Type: research

Arthroscopic cuff repair: footprint remnant preserving versus debriding rotator cuff repair of transtendinous rotator cuff tears with remnant cuff
In transtendinous full thickness rotator cuff tears (FTRCT) with remnant cuff, conventionally, cuff remnant of the greater tuberosity (GT) is debrided for better tendon to bone healing. However, larger cuff de... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 17, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jae Min Lee, Jong-Hun Ji, Sang-Eun Park, Dongwhan Suh and Ki-Jeon Song Tags: Research Source Type: research

Risk factors for nonunion of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a case ‒control study
Early assessment of the risk of nonunion in osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) is beneficial to early clinical decision making. However, a comprehensive understanding of the risk factors for OV... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 16, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Shichuan Liao, Yan Xu, Jing Liu, Ling Jiang, Guogang Dai and Yi Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comparison of the clinical outcomes between proximal femoral nail anti-rotation with cement enhancement and hemiarthroplasty among elderly osteoporotic patients with intertrochanteric fracture
The proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) with cement enhancement enhances the anchorage ability of internal fixation in elderly with osteoporotic intertrochanteric fracture. However, whether it is superi... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 15, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Xiang Zhou, Tao Chen, Yu-lin Jiang, De-bin Chen and Zhi-yong Tian Tags: Research Source Type: research

Identification and bioinformatics analysis of lncRNAs in serum of patients with ankylosing spondylitis
The aim of this study was to explore the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression profiles in serum of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The role of these lncRNAs in this complex autoimmune situation n... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 15, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jianqiang Kou, Yongchen Bie, Mingquan Liu, Liqin Wang, Xiangyun Liu, Yuanliang Sun and Xiujun Zheng Tags: Research Source Type: research

The small screw-apex distance is potentially associated with femoral head osteonecrosis in adults with femoral neck fractures treated by closed reduction and percutaneous 3 parallel cannulated screws
Femoral neck fractures (FNFs) are among the most common fractures in elderly individuals. Surgery is the main treatment for FNFs, and osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is one of the unacceptable complic... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 13, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Xiaoxiao Zhou, Shengyang Guo, Wenjun Pan, Linyuan Zhang, Houlin Ji and Yang Yang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Arthroscopic inferior leaf meniscectomy of the involved anterior horn in the lateral meniscus horizontal tear via an accessary extreme far anteromedial portal
An accessory extreme far anteromedial portal can improve visualisation and ease inferior leaf meniscectomy in patients with lateral meniscal anterior horn horizontal tears. However, the therapeutic outcomes of... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 13, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Na Guo, Cheng-bing Yang, An-hong Wang, Ying Jin, Shu-hong Wu and Hua-zhang Xiong Tags: Research Source Type: research

Therapeutic advantage of teriparatide in very elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures: a functional and BMD analysis
This study investigates its efficacy in functional recovery post... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 13, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ooi Chin Sheng, Wen-Tien Wu, Cheng-Huan Peng, Ting-Kuo Yao, Ing-Ho Chen, Jen-Hung Wang and Kuang-Ting Yeh Tags: Research Source Type: research

The effects of psychological distress after surgery in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychological distress pre-operatively, at 3, 6, and 12 months in patients who underwent lumbar spine fusion surgery. (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 13, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Qiang Li, Jian Luan, Yong Lin, Meng Kong, Xinhu Guo and Jindong Zhao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Finite element analysis of biomechanical effects of percutaneous cement discoplasty in scoliosis
To investigate the effect of bone cement on the vertebral body and biomechanical properties in percutaneous cement discoplasty (PCD) for degenerative lumbar disc disease. (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 12, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Cunheng Yang, Fumin Wang, Xingxing Huang, Hao Zhang, Shengbo Shi, Fangjun Meng Zhang, Junxiao Gao and Xiaobing Yu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Reliability of thoracolumbar burst fracture classification in the Swedish Fracture Register
The Swedish Fracture Register (SFR) is a national quality register for all types of fractures in Sweden. Spine fractures have been included since 2015 and are classified using a modified AOSpine classification... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 12, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Simon Blixt, Fabian Burmeister, Sebastian Mukka, Lukas Bobinski, Peter F örsth, Olof Westin and Paul Gerdhem Tags: Research Source Type: research

FTH1 protects against osteoarthritis by MAPK pathway inhibition of extracellular matrix degradation
Ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1) is an important subunit of ferro-storing proteins and is indispensable for iron metabolism. Though it has been extensively studied in numerous organs and diseases, the relationshi... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 12, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Zhikun Yuan, Lingfeng Yang, Yanhui Li, Xuming Li, Changgui Peng, Jianying Pan and Daozhang Cai Tags: Research Source Type: research

Survivorship of the fixed-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mean 14-year follow-up in a single medical center
This study aimed to report the long-term survival of fixed-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) with a mean of 14-year follow-up, and to determine possible risk factors of failure. (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 12, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kung-Tseng Hung, Chun ‑Chieh Chen, Yu-Chih Lin, Sheng-Hsun Lee, Chih-Chien Hu, Yu-Han Chang, Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Hsin-Nung Shih and Chih-Hsiang Chang Tags: Research Source Type: research