Pain Management in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by T Jock Murray

“…Although MS can cause pain, increasing disability can also produce other complications that are painful such as pressure palsies, decubiti, the effects of poorly fitting wheelchairs, or the musculoskeletal pain that results from the effort to maintain head position and posture with weakened muscles. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of Knee Arthroplasty versus Joint Distraction for Osteoarthritis (KARDS): protocol for a multicentre, phase III, randomised control trial by Deborah D Stocken, Dennis G McGonagle, David Murray, Catherine Reynolds, Catherine Fernandez, David R Ellard, Andrew Metcalfe, Hemant Sharma, Paul Harwood, Hamish Simpson, Hemant Pandit, Susanne Arnold, Cerys Joyce Tassinari, Ruchi Higham, Isabelle Louise Smith, Ruben Mujica-Mota, Thomas William Hamilton, Julie Croft

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Two-stage revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction reduces failure risk but leads to lesser clinical outcomes than single-stage revision after primary anterior cruciate l... by Anna M. Ifarraguerri, George D. Graham, Alexander B. White, Alexander N. Berk, Kennedy K. Gachigi, Patrick N. Siparsky, David P. Trofa, Dana P. Piasecki, James E. Fleischli, Bryan M. Saltzman

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. A rare combination. by Rafael Pila Pérez, Víctor Adolfo Holguín Prieto, Leandro Segura Pujol

“…Along 14 years of clinical evolution, four limbs musculoskeletal disorders with atrophy of the thenar and hypothenar prominences and muscles of both legs had been emphasized. …”
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Ultrasound of the knee in rheumatology by Girish Gandikota

“…The knee joint, surrounding ligaments, and extensor mechanism (quadriceps and patellar tendon), given their superficial nature, are easily accessible and accurately assessed with high-resolution musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound. Its bedside availability, lower cost than magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and its high sensitivity in the detection of a small effusion, synovitis, and Baker's cyst, together with its ability to be used for needle guidance in invasive procedures, make ultrasound a highly desired diagnostic tool. …”
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sEMG Based Human Motion Intention Recognition by Li Zhang, Geng Liu, Bing Han, Zhe Wang, Tong Zhang

“…According to the method adopted, motion intention recognition is divided into two groups: sEMG-driven musculoskeletal (MS) model based motion intention recognition and machine learning (ML) model based motion intention recognition. …”
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Platelet Rich Plasma for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Series and Review of Literature by Humeira Badsha, Ghita Harifi, William D. Murrell

“…Though PRP has shown good efficacy in osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions such as synovitis, epicondylitis, skeletal muscle injuries, and tendinopathy, there is limited experience for the use of PRP in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. …”
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Neuroblastoma Soft Tissue Metastasis in a 10-Month-Old Infant with a Right Thigh Mass by Shokouh Taghipour Zahir, Fateme Salemi

“…Local lymphadenopathy and distant metastasis to the central nervous system, orbit, and liver might be detected; however, it rarely includes soft tissue or musculoskeletal involvement. Case Report. Here, we report a 10-month-old infant presented with a right thigh mass with an otherwise benign physical exam and medical history. …”
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Long-term post-COVID-19 sequelae. A review study by Cinthia Rosales Márquez, Ericson Félix Castillo Saavedra

“…Likewise, sequelae such as headache, ageusia, anosmia, insomnia, amnesia and concentration deficit were evidenced in the nervous system; In the musculoskeletal system, arthralgia, myalgia, difficulty moving, and, finally, in mental health, the conditions recorded were anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, apathy, dysphoria, and feelings of inferiority.…”
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A Multi-Systems Approach to Human Movement after ACL Reconstruction: The Integumentary System by Kathryn Lucas, Patricia Todd, Brandon M Ness

“…Postoperative management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has traditionally focused on the evaluation and intervention of musculoskeletal components such as range of motion and patients’ reports of function. …”
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Motion-Cyclo-oxygenase-2 Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs are as Safe as Placebo for the Stomach: Arguments for the Motion by Richard H Hunt

“…The introduction of selective inhibitors of cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) has provided effective treatment of inflammatory arthritis and musculoskeletal pain, with dramatic reductions in the risk of GI adverse events. …”
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Excision of Intra-articular Knee Heterotopic Ossification Using a 70° Arthroscope by Alexander J. Hoffer, Eugenia A. Lin, Maziyar A. Kalani, Mark K. Lyons, Meghan Richardson

“…There are multiple underlying etiologies of HO including musculoskeletal trauma and traumatic brain injury. Intra-articular HO of the knee is rare and is typically located within the cruciate ligaments. …”
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The Clinical Application of Gel-Based Composite Scaffolds in Rotator Cuff Repair by Shebin Tharakan, Michael Hadjiargyrou, Azhar Ilyas

“…Collagen, a primary constituent of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in musculoskeletal tissues, is one of the most widely used materials for gel-based scaffolds in rotator cuff repair, but other ECM-based and synthetic-based composite scaffolds have also been utilized. …”
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Unusual syphilis manifestation: From breast implant rupture to systemic erythroderma by Vivien Moris, Eliott Laine, Sahal Khan, Leslie Ann See

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The Identification of Immune-Related Biomarkers for Osteoarthritis Immunotherapy Based on Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis by Zhe Tan, Rong Chen, Hanyu Lin, Hong Wang

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic musculoskeletal disease affecting approximately 500 million people worldwide. …”
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The Application of Mechanical Stimulations in Tendon Tissue Engineering by Renwang Sheng, Yujie Jiang, Ludvig J. Backman, Wei Zhang, Jialin Chen

“…Tendon injury is the most common disease in the musculoskeletal system. The current treatment methods have many limitations, such as poor therapeutic effects, functional loss of donor site, and immune rejection. …”
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Predictive biomarkers of performance under stress: a two-phase study protocol to develop a wearable monitoring system by Cassandra Pattinson, Graham Kerr, Simon S Smith, Chamindie Punyadeera, Ian Stewart, Kerrie Mengersen, Karen A Sullivan, Jonathan M Flintoff, Sarah Ahamed, Shahnewaz Ali, Angus Bagley, Daniel Broszczak, Blair Crewther, Louis de Waal, Shannon L Edmed, Tharindu Fernando, Clinton Fookes, Francesca D Frentiu, Andrew P Hunt, Ottmar V Lipp, Ben McMaster, Luke Ney, Senn L Oon, Ajay Pandey, Parth Pandit, Jonathan M Peake, Muthukuttige Madusha Nuwanthi Perera, Virginie Perlo, Luke Schmidt, Kirsten Spann, Danielle Young, Tony J Parker

“…This article outlines a protocol for a study to identify biomarkers that predict performance under heat, musculoskeletal, psychosocial and sleep stress, for future integration into a wearable sensor system. …”
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Comparative analysis of unicortical vs. subchondral locking screws in osteoporotic proximal humerus fractures by Mohammad Khak, Jeffrey J. Olson, Patrick Williamson, Mohammad Javad Shariyate, Ahmad Hedayatzadeh Razavi, Kaveh Momenzadeh, Mohammadreza Abbasian, Nadim Kheir, Edward K. Rodriguez, Ara Nazarian

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Topographical mapping of metabolic abnormalities in multiple sclerosis using rapid echo-less 3D-MR spectroscopic imaging at 7T by Eva Niess, Assunta Dal-Bianco, Bernhard Strasser, Fabian Niess, Lukas Hingerl, Beata Bachrata, Stanislav Motyka, Paulus Rommer, Siegfried Trattnig, Wolfgang Bogner

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Balneotherapy for the treatment of post-COVID syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Diana Ovejero, Anna Ribes, Judit Villar-García, Marta Trenchs-Rodriguez, Daniel Lopez, Xavier Nogués, Robert Güerri-Fernandez, Natalia Garcia-Giralt

“…The majority of participants were middle-aged women (> 84%; mean age 48 years), and the most prevalent symptoms were fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and neurocognitive impairment (> 88%). …”
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