First Evidence-based Recommendations to Improve Diagnosis of Temporomandibular Disorders These diagnostic criteria are intended to improve diagnosis of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Temporomandibular joint disorders, more commonly known as TMJ, represents a group of painful jaw conditions that affect an estimated 10 to 15 percent of […]
joint, Musculoskeletal, painDiagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) for Clinical and Research Applications Recommendations of the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network* and Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group† Eric Schiffman, DDS, Richard Ohrbach, DDS, PhD, Edmond Truelove, DDS, MSD, et al. ABSTRACTAims: The original Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) Axis I diagnostic algorithms have been demonstrated to […]
joint, Musculoskeletal, NIH, painHormone replacement therapy and mid-term implant survival following knee or hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study D Prieto-Alhambra, M K Javaid, A Judge, J Maskell, C Cooper, N K Arden, on behalf of the COAST Study GroupOxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; [email protected] ABSTRACT Objectives: Osteolysis and […]
hormones, Musculoskeletal, osteoarthritis, surgery
Mechanical contributors to sex differences in idiopathic knee osteoarthritis Daniel P Nicolella (2012) Overview: The occurrence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) increases with age and is more common in women compared with men, especially after the age of 50 years. Recent work suggests that contact stress in the knee cartilage is a significant predictor of the […]
arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Obesity, pain