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Health-related quality of life and flourishing in current and former recreational and elite cricketers

open access: yesHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020
Background Health related quality of life (HRQoL) and flourishing are constructs that encompasses a holistic representation of physical, psychological, and social health.
Garrett S. Bullock   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Where, how, and how much? A multicenter cohort study of the relationship between lupus decision aid modality, place of administration, interruption and viewing completeness and patient‐reported outcomes

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We assessed whether shared decision‐making (SDM), and patient acceptability, feasibility, and overall satisfaction with a computerized patient decision aid (PtDA) for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), differs by PtDA setting, modality, and the viewing experience.
Jasvinder A. Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of mNGS in joint replacement patients exhibiting elevated ESR and CRP levels without an underlying diagnosis

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Medical Research
Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the viability of performing initial artificial joint replacement surgery in patients presenting with unexplained elevations in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels ...
Qi Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptive Segmentation of Knee Radiographs for Selecting the Optimal ROI in Texture Analysis

open access: yes, 2019
The purposes of this study were to investigate: 1) the effect of placement of region-of-interest (ROI) for texture analysis of subchondral bone in knee radiographs, and 2) the ability of several texture descriptors to distinguish between the knees with ...
Bayramoglu, Neslihan   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Is home-based, high-intensity interval training cycling feasible and safe for patients with knee osteoarthritis? Study protocol for a randomized pilot study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease affecting the knee joint of many middle-aged and older adults. As OA symptoms typically involve knee pain and stiffness, individuals with knee OA are often insufficiently physically active ...
Grigg, Josephine   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Lived and care experiences of chronic musculoskeletal shoulder pain in Australian adults: A qualitative study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Australian evidence on lived and care experiences of chronic musculoskeletal shoulder pain (CMSP), irrespective of disorder classification or disease, is limited. However, such evidence is important for person‐centred care and informing local service pathways and care guidelines or standards.
Sonia Ranelli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical forces couple bone matrix mineralization with inhibition of angiogenesis to limit adolescent bone growth

open access: yesNature Communications, 2022
The study shows that mechanical forces trigger secretion of the extracellular matrix protein dentin matrix protein 1 from osteoblasts. This transforms bone growth-promoting blood vessels into a quiescent subtype to limit bone growth at the end of ...
Maria Dzamukova   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis burden, 1990–2021

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study examined the global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis (OA) burden from 1990 to 2021. Methods Age‐standardized years lived with disability rate for site‐specific OA across 204 countries/territories were obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases Study (GBD) 2021.
Haowei Chen   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Playing sport injured is associated with osteoarthritis, joint pain and worse health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background Sports participants are faced with the decision to continue or cease play when injured. The implications of playing sport while injured on joint health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been investigated.
Garrett S. Bullock   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Osteoarthritis [PDF]

open access: yesPostgraduate Medical Journal, 2003
Abstract Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disorder characterised by cartilage loss. It is extremely prevalent in society and is a major cause of disability. It is important to treat osteoarthritis effectively using a multidisciplinary approach tailored to the patient’s needs.
I, Haq, E, Murphy, J, Dacre
openaire   +2 more sources

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