October 2016

Systematic Reviews

Early commencement of physical therapy in the acute phase following elective lower limb arthroplasty produces favorable outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis examining allied health service models
• R. Haas,
• M. Sarkies,
• K.-A. Bowles,
• L. O'Brien,
• T. Haines
Published online: May 17, 2016
p1667-1681

Management options for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review of symptom and structural outcomes
• J. Fairley,
• Y. Wang,
• A.J. Teichtahl,
• ...
• S.M. Hussain,
• S. Liew,
• F.M. Cicuttini
Published online: April 20, 2016
p1682-1696

The prevalence of patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• S. Kobayashi,
• E. Pappas,
• M. Fransen,
• K. Refshauge,
• M. Simic
Published online: May 14, 2016
p1697-1707

Clinical Science

Efficacy of progressive aquatic resistance training for tibiofemoral cartilage in postmenopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial
• M. Munukka,
• B. Waller,
• T. Rantalainen,
• ...
• H. Selänne,
• I. Kiviranta,
• A. Heinonen
Published online: May 19, 2016
p1708-1717
Evaluation of three co-morbidity measures to predict mortality in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty
• M.C.S. Inacio,
• N.L. Pratt,
• E.E. Roughead,
• S.E. Graves
Published online: May 14, 2016
p1718-1726

Hip abductor muscle volume in hip osteoarthritis and matched controls
• A. Zacharias,
• T. Pizzari,
• D.J. English,
• T. Kapakoulakis,
• R.A. Green
Published online: May 07, 2016
p1727-1735

Baseline trabecular bone and its relation to incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis and increase in joint space narrowing score: directional fractal signature analysis in the MOST study
• P. Podsiadlo,
• M.C. Nevitt,
• M. Wolski,
• ...
• N.A. Segal,
• C.E. Lewis,
• M. Englund
Published online: May 07, 2016
p1736-1744

Bone marrow lesions in hip osteoarthritis are characterized by increased bone turnover and enhanced angiogenesis
• M. Shabestari,
• J. Vik,
• J.E. Reseland,
• E.F. Eriksen
Published online: May 24, 2016
p1745-1752

Classification of Schmorl's nodes of the lumbar spine and association with disc degeneration: a large-scale population-based MRI study
• D. Samartzis,
• F.P.S. Mok,
• J. Karppinen,
• D.Y.T. Fong,
• K.D.K. Luk,
• K.M.C. Cheung
Published online: April 30, 2016
p1753-1760

Facet tropism and facet joint orientation: risk factors for the development of early biochemical alterations of lumbar intervertebral discs
• C. Schleich,
• A. Müller-Lutz,
• K. Blum,
• ...
• H.-J. Wittsack,
• G. Antoch,
• F. Miese
Published online: May 07, 2016
p1761-1768

Both systemic and local lipopolysaccharide (LPS) burden are associated with knee OA severity and inflammation
• Z.Y. Huang,
• T. Stabler,
• F.X. Pei,
• V.B. Kraus
Published online: May 20, 2016
p1769-1775

Basic and Translational Science

A novel rat model for subchondral microdamage in acute knee injury: a potential mechanism in post-traumatic osteoarthritis
• A.J. Ramme,
• M. Lendhey,
• J.G. Raya,
• T. Kirsch,
• O.D. Kennedy
Published online: May 25, 2016
p1776-1785

Activation of a chondrocyte volume-sensitive Cl⁻ conductance prior to macroscopic cartilage lesion formation in the rabbit knee anterior cruciate ligament transection osteoarthritis model
• K. Kumagai,
• F. Toyoda,
• C.A. Staunton,
• ...
• Y. Matsusue,
• S. Imai,
• R. Barrett-Jolley
Published online: June 05, 2016
p1786-1794

Integrin α1β1 protects against signs of post-traumatic osteoarthritis in the female murine knee partially via regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor signalling
• S.Y. Shin,
• A. Pozzi,
• S.K. Boyd,
• A.L. Clark
Published online: May 19, 2016
p1795-1806

Unloading results in rapid loss of TGFβ signaling in articular cartilage: role of loading-induced TGFβ signaling in maintenance of articular chondrocyte phenotype?
• W. Madej,
• A. van Caam,
• E. Blaney Davidson,
• P. Buma,
• P.M. van der Kraan
Published online: June 03, 2016
p1807-1815

Bone morphogenetic protein 2/SMAD signalling in human ligamentocytes of degenerated and aged anterior cruciate ligaments
• K. Ruschke,
• C. Meier,
• M. Ullah,
• ...
• M. Jagielski,
• S. Arens,
• G. Schulze-Tanzil
Published online: May 18, 2016
p1816-1825

Matrix metalloproteinase 12 is an indicator of intervertebral disc degeneration co-expressed with fibrotic markers
• F.-J. Lv,
• Y. Peng,
• F.L. Lim,
• ...
• Z. Zheng,
• K.M.C. Cheung,
• V.Y.L. Leung
Published online: May 19, 2016
p1826-1836