BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Tutorials

1. Magnesium deficiency: effect on bone mineral density in the mouse appendicular skeleton

By Magnesium deficiency: effect on bone mineral density in the mouse appendicular skeleton Helen E Gruber1 , Robert K Rude2 , L Wei2 , A Frausto2 , Barbara G Mills2 and H James Norton3 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cannon Bldg, 3rd floor, Carolinas Medical Center, PO Box 32861, Charlot... read more

2. A prospective cohort study of surgical treatment for back pain with degenerated discs; study protocol

By Background: The diagnosis of discogenic back pain often leads to spinal fusion surgery and may partly explain the recent rapid increase in lumbar fusion operations in the United States. Little is known about how patients undergoing lumbar fusion compare in preoperative physical and psychological function to patients who have degenerative discs, but receive only non-surgical care. Methods: Ou... read more

3. No bias of ignored bilaterality when analysing the revision risk of knee prostheses: Analysis of a population based sample of 44,590 patients with 55,

By No bias of ignored bilaterality when analysing the revision risk of knee prostheses: Analysis of a population based sample of 44,590 patients with 55,298 knee prostheses from the national Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register Otto Robertsson1 and Jonas Ranstam2 1Department of Orthopaedics, Lund University, Lund, S-221 85 Sweden 2N... read more

4. Revision and complication rates in 654 Exeter total hip replacements, with a maximum follow-up of 20 years

By Revision and complication rates in 654 Exeter total hip replacements, with a maximum follow-up of 20 years Jonas Franklin1, 2 , Otto Robertsson2 , Julius Gestsson1 , L Stefan Lohmander2 and Thorvaldur Ingvarsson1, 2 1Department of Orthopedics, Central Hospital, 600 Akureyri, Iceland <... read more

5. Correlation of the score for subjective pain with physical disability, clinical and radiographic scores in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis

By Correlation of the score for subjective pain with physical disability, clinical and radiographic scores in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini1 , Tania Fiorini2 , Benedetta Panni1 , Maurizio Turiel2 , Marco Cazzola1 and Fabiola Atzeni1 1Rheumatology Unit, University Hospital L... read more

6. Adolescent standing postural response to backpack loads: a randomised controlled experimental study

By Adolescent standing postural response to backpack loads: a randomised controlled experimental study Karen Grimmer , Brenton Dansie , Steve Milanese , Ubon Pirunsan and Patricia Trott Centre for Allied Health Research, University of South Australia City East Campus, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, Australia BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2002, 3:10   ... read more

7. Recruitment, augmentation and apoptosis of rat osteoclasts in 1,25-(OH)2D3 response to short-term treatment with 1,25-dihydroxyv

By Recruitment, augmentation and apoptosis of rat osteoclasts in 1,25-(OH)2D3 response to short-term treatment with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3in vivo Dengshun Miao1 and Andrew Scutt2 1Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal QC, H3A 1A1, Canada 2Tissue Engineering/Department of Engineering Materials University of Sheffield Sheffield S1 3JD... read more