Northern Clinical School: Recent submissions

    • Risk Factors for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear 

      Hwang, Byoung-Yoon; Kim, Sung Jae; Lee, Sang-Won; Lee, Ha-Eun; Lee, Choon-Key; Hunter, David J.; Jung, Kwang-Am
      Published 2012-07-01
      Background: Medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRT) have a different clinical effect from other types of meniscal tears. These tears are very common among Asian people and may be related to the frequent use of postures ...
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    • THE RELATIONSHIP OF TIBIAL BONE PERFUSION TO PAIN IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS. 

      Seah, S; Wheaton, D; Li, Ling; Dyke, J P; Talmo, C; Harvey, William F; Hunter, David J.
      Published 2012-12-01
      Objective To confirm altered perfusion within tibial bone marrow lesions (BMLs) and improve our understanding on the relationship between BMLs and pain in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Participants with moderate to ...
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    • Pattern of joint damage in persons with knee osteoarthritis and concomitant ACL tears. 

      Stein, Verena; Li, Ling; Guermazi, Ali; Zhang, Yuqing; Kwoh, C. Kent; Eaton, Charles B; Hunter, David J.
      Published 2012-02-01
      OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphological changes of the lateral meniscus in end-stage lateral compartment osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. METHODS: One hundred fifty-eight knee joints from 133 ...
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    • The MeTeOR Trial (Meniscal Tear in Osteoarthritis Research): Rationale and design features 

      Katz, Jeffrey N.; Chaisson, Christine E; Cole, Brian; Guermazi, Ali; Hunter, David J.; Jones, Morgan; Levy, Bruce A; Mandi, Lisa A; Martin, Scott; Marx, Robert G; Safran-Norton, Clare; Roemer, Frank W.; Skoniecki, Debra; Solomon, Daniel H.; Spindler, Kurt P.; Wright, John; Wright, Rick W; Losina, Elena
      Published 2012-11-01
      This paper presents the rationale and design features of the MeTeOR Trial (Meniscal Tear in Osteoarthritis Research; Clinical Trials.gov NCT00597012). MeTeOR is an NIH-funded seven-center prospective randomized controlled ...
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    • Purine-Rich Foods Intake and Recurrent Gout Attacks 

      Zhang, Yuqing; Chen, Clara; Choi, Hyon; Chaisson, Christine E; Hunter, David J.; Niu, Jingbo; Neogi, Tuhina
      Published 2012-09-01
      OBJECTIVE: To examine and quantify the relation between purine intake and the risk of recurrent gout attacks among gout patients. METHODS: The authors conducted a case-crossover study to examine associations of a set of ...
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