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In conclusion the study confirmed that other than the age, gender and the season, the geographic location also influences the spectrum of musculoskeletal injuries. The study also showed that the most common type of injuries was that of the upper extremity. The study did not confirm the expected prev... | PMID: 19642295

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Biomedical sciences have made major advances in understanding how tissues repair, and the signalling mechanisms required to achieve this goal are progressively being dissected. Advances in the understanding of tissue repair mechanisms and the pivotal role of growth factors have stimulated the use of... | PMID: 19402740

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A limited number of studies have focused on computer-use-related MSDs in college students, though risk factor exposure may be similar to that of workers who use computers. This study examined computer use patterns of college students, and made comparisons to a group of previously studied computer-us... | PMID: 19369721

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The aim of the study was to investigate the posture and musculoskeletal discomfort of secondary school students while working at computers in school. Students (n = 40) were observed while working at a computer during their designated computer class. The Rapid Upper Limb Assessment Tool (RULA) was us... | PMID: 19369724

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Children commonly report musculoskeletal discomfort related to different activities such as computer use, playing electronic games, watching TV, reading, and performing physical and hand intensive activities. Discomfort can result in disability and is a strong predictor of future discomfort in adult... | PMID: 19369719

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In recent years, there has been an increasing concern over the association between computer use and reports of discomfort, aches and pains in students. It is suggested that the physical set-up and individual styles of using interactive media has an influence over this discomfort. As children grow up... | PMID: 19369720

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Children and young adults are the most frequent users of computers. Whilst guidelines for adults have been based on research, available guidelines for children have had to assume children and adults are similar due to limited research evidence derived specifically from children. This study aimed to... | PMID: 19369723

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PMID: 19909623

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Identification of early indicators of diagnosis and prognosis together with tight control of disease activity are the current goals of management of early arthritis. Several studies in the literature to date suggest that musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) may have a role in this setting. US is a v... | PMID: 19604429

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Injury rates varied by definition and denominator. Strength training had lower injury rates than previously reported, providing preliminary support for the prevention strategies. The finding of strength training injuries underscores the need for balancing the benefits against the potential risks of... | PMID: 19445432

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PMID: 19514376

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We evaluated a participatory ergonomic intervention process applied in 59 municipal kitchens. In groups of three to five kitchens, the workers participated in eight workshops, and generated and evaluated solutions to optimize musculoskeletal load in their work. An ergonomist initiated and supported... | PMID: 18314091

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These results suggest that most items on the K-PeCS can be used to reliably document computer keyboarding style.... | PMID: 18275932

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Powered hand tools have the potential to produce reaction forces that may be associated with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. In this study, subjective ratings of discomfort and acceptability of reaction forces were collected in an attempt to identify their associations wit... | PMID: 18374897

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A large-scale field intervention study was undertaken to examine the effects of office ergonomics training coupled with a highly adjustable chair on office workers' knowledge and musculoskeletal risks. Office workers were assigned to one of three study groups: a group receiving the training and adju... | PMID: 18336791

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Six different methods to calculate the Strain Index (SI) scores for jobs with multiple forces/tasks were developed. Exposure data of 733 subjects from 12 different worksites were used to calculate these SI scores. Results show that using different SI computation methods could result in different SI... | PMID: 18336790

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Vertical spinal creep (VSC) is height loss during sustained postures over a set period of time. While total stature has been demonstrated to decrease throughout the day, whether a diurnal effect applies to the VSC response has not been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate whether time... | PMID: 18423558

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EU directive 2006/17/EC requires that all available medical information, including the autopsy report, is evaluated before releasing tissues for transplantation. The study objective was to investigate whether evaluation of autopsy results of musculoskeletal tissue donors contributes to safety and av... | PMID: 18483779

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Over the past 20 years, tissue engineering (TE) has evolved into a thriving research and commercial development field. However, applying TE strategies to musculoskeletal (MSK) and craniofacial tissues has been particularly challenging since these tissues must also transmit loads duri... | PMID: 19093294

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We applied this scheme to 66 patient cases (female, age: 20-80) and evaluated the accuracy by using the Jaccard similarity coefficient (JSC) between the segmented results and two gold standards that were generated manually by 2 medical experts independently for each CT case. The result showed that t... | PMID: 18849142

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The introduction of aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer has led to a significant change in the management of the disease. AIs are slightly more efficacious and initially appeared to have a better toxicity pr... | PMID: 19086600

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PMID: 19322949

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