Northern Clinical School: Recent submissions
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The association between reduced knee joint proprioception and medial meniscal abnormalities using MRI in knee osteoarthritis: results from the Amsterdam osteoarthritis cohort.
Published 2013-05-01BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is characterized by pain and activity limitations. In knee OA, proprioceptive accuracy is reduced and might be associated with pain and activity limitations. Although causes of ...Open AccessArticle -
Novel genetic variants associated with lumbar disc degeneration in northern Europeans: a meta-analysis of 4600 subjects.
Published 2013-07-01OBJECTIVE: Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is an important cause of low back pain, which is a common and costly problem. LDD is characterised by disc space narrowing and osteophyte growth at the circumference of the disc. ...Open AccessArticle -
Morphological changes of the lateral meniscus in end-stage lateral compartment osteoarthritis of the knee.
Published 2012-02-01OBJECTIVE: 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 ...Open AccessArticle -
Quantitative Assessment of Abdominal Aortic Calcification and Disk Height Loss: The Framingham Study
Published 2012-04-01Abstract Background context Vascular disease has been proposed as a risk factor for disc height loss (DHL). Purpose To examine the relationship between quantitative measures of abdominal aortic calcifications (AACs) ...Open AccessArticle -
Long term joint consequences of sporting activity: preventing and managing osteoarthritis in the athlete
Published 2012-07-31Sports participation is associated with an increased risk of future osteoarthritis (OA), much of which results from joint injury. No strong evidence exists that moderate sporting activity in the presence of normal joints ...Open AccessArticle