Musculoskeletal Science Research Articles

Diagnostic utility of diagnostic investigations to identify neuropathic pain in low back-related leg pain: protocol for a systematic review

IntroductionNeuropathic pain in low back-related leg pain has gained increasing interest in contemporary research. Identification of neuropathic pain in low back-related leg pain is essential to inform precision management. Diagnostic...

Commentary on "Investigating the Anatomic Location of Soft Tissue Fillers in Noninflammatory Nodule Formation: An Ultrasound-Imaging-Based Analysis".

*Dermatology, Cosmetic & Laser Surgery, Rockville, Maryland †Dermatology, Cosmetic & Laser Surgery, Fairfax, Virginia ‡Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; §Global Aesthetics Alliance, Chevy Chase, Maryland The authors have indicated no significant interest with commercial supporters.

What is New in Pediatric Orthopaedic: Basic Science.

An understanding of musculoskeletal basic science underpins most advancements in the field of orthopaedic surgery. Knowledge of biomechanics, genetics, and molecular pathways is integral to the understanding of the pathophysiology of disease and guides novel treatment options to improve patient outcomes. The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive and current overview of musculoskeletal basic science relevant to pediatric orthopaedic surgery. Comprehensive Pubmed database searches were performed for all English language articles published between January 2016 and November 2021 using the following search terms: basic science, pediatric orthopaedics, fracture, trauma, spine, scoliosis, DDH, hip dysplasia, Perthes, Legg-Calve-Perthes, clubfoot, and sports medicine. Inclusion criteria focused on basic science studies of pediatric orthopaedic conditions. Clinical studies or case reports were excluded. A total of 3855 articles were retrieved. After removing duplicates and those failing to meet our inclusion criteria, 49 articles were included in the final review. A total of 49 papers were selected for review based on the date of publication and updated findings. Findings are discussed in the subheadings below. Articles were then sorted into the following sub-disciplines of pediatric orthopaedics: spine, trauma, sports medicine, hip, and foot. With this review, we have identified many exciting developments in pediatric orthopaedic trauma, spine, hip, foot, and sports medicine that could potentially lead to changes in disease management and how we think of these processes. Level V.

What's New in Musculoskeletal Basic Science.

What's New in Musculoskeletal Basic Science.

Deep Learning Dramatically Reduces the Work Associated with Image Cataloguing and Analysis: Commentary on an article by Pouria Rouzrokh, MD, MPH, MHPE, et al.: "Applying Deep Learning to Establish a Total Hip Arthroplasty Radiography Registry. A Stepwise Approach".

Commentary Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, neural networks, and shallow and deep learning are all forms of data analytics that are creeping into the orthopaedic lexicon1—with good reason, as these forms of data analytics have also become prevalent across medicine and in many aspects of life outside of medicine and health care. It is imperative that the field of orthopaedics take advantage of tools that have demonstrated benefit in other related applications in order to advance orthopaedic research and ultimately point-of-care decisions. The article by Rouzrokh et al. describes and evaluates a process employing a form of AI known as deep learning to identify and catalogue hip images from an uncatalogued institutional image warehouse. In essence, the study seeks to determine whether a computer can do what has previously been the tedious manual work of clinicians and investigators seeking to identify and measure images for research purposes. There are a number of aspects to this manuscript that make it an excellent read. First of all, the authors provide readers with tangible evidence that deep learning can be applied with confidence to identify images of certain descriptions for registry or quality-improvement purposes. Next, reading this manuscript will help orthopaedic surgeons to understand the language and meaning of deep learning. Additionally, this paper demonstrates how a deep-learning process can be utilized to both identify and perform simple measurements on a large collection of images from a data warehouse. Consider that validation of the AI process, which was performed as part of the methods of this analysis, necessitated human review of 5,000 images. The actual automated AI analysis took less than 8 hours to perform. Although the authors do not state how much time the human review of images required, one can safely assume that it was far greater than the 8 hours required by the algorithm to identify and measure 846,988 DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine) files. Thus, the article demonstrates the massive reduction in work that this technology offers. The authors offer the possibility that the 3-step pipeline to create their tool could be utilized “by other institutions or registries to construct radiography databases for patient care, longitudinal surveillance, and large-scale research. The stepwise approach for establishing a radiography registry can further be utilized as a workflow guide for other anatomic areas.” These comments and other reports in the literature clearly suggest that the technology applied to this total hip arthroplasty radiographic registry is possibly applicable to the work of investigators in other subspecialties2. Likewise, there is a community of investigators utilizing deep-learning tools who are prepared to share their experience and expand the use of these tools more broadly in our profession. Finally, as one looks ahead at the future and what will grow from the introduction of this technology into musculoskeletal science, it is clear that we are only at the beginning of what is possible. The authors have done an excellent job of demonstrating how this technology may be utilized to perform the simple tasks of image identification and angular measurement with an acceptable degree of accuracy. One can only imagine that more sophisticated image identification and measurement are possible by developing similar systems with greater maturity, sophistication, and experience. Deep learning could be utilized to provide other types of data that would be useful both in clinical investigation and at the point of care, such as markers of implant loosening, wear, or osteolysis, or measurement of skeletal morphology from more sophisticated and advanced imaging3. There are endless possibilities for what might be made possible by such robust analytics in our new digital and connected world.

A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy and Retro Walking on Pain, Strength of Muscles and WOMAC Score in Patients of Osteoarthritis of Knee

Aim: To assess the impact of blood flow restriction and retro walking in knee osteoarthritis subjects.
 Study Design: It was a comparative study. All the participants who meet inclusion criteria gave a written consent and were allocated to Group A or Group B randomly by chit method and the pre and post test scores were derived. The scores obtained in the two groups were compared and the results were derived.
 Place and Duration of the Study: This study was conducted in musculoskeletal sciences division, RNPC Sawangi, Wardha, for 12 months
 Methodology: A total of 150 samples were chosen. Using the chit method, they were divided into two groups at random, Group A and Group B. Blood Flow Restriction Training was given to Group A, while retro walking training was given to Group B. The training lasted 15 days. After 15 days, the pain, strength, and WOMAC score were tested again.
 Result: Out of 150 patients 75 were placed in each group, where p=.0001. Significant increase was seen in mean of group I and II in pre ad post-test NPRS score, Quadricep and hamstrings muscle strength and WOMAC score. Analysis showed significant improvement in both the groups.
 Conclusion: Both the interventions included in this study, have been shown to help individuals with osteoarthritis reduce pain, enhance strength, and improve their WOMAC score. Both the interventions are easy to practice and can be easily performed by the older population. When these two interventions were compared blood flow restriction therapy was proved to be better than retro walking.

IMPACT OF VIRTUAL REALITY ON ATTENTION AND MEMORY IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN

Virtual reality has tremendously accelerated the rate of recovery along with active patient participation in the field of health sciences. Researches show that this revolutionary technology has shown miraculous results particularly in the fields of neurosciences, musculoskeletal science and psychology. Various studies focusing on conditions like Depression, Parkinson’s disease, ADHD, PTSD, Stroke, etc. have shown some promising results. Virtual reality immersion therapy (VRIT) or Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is designed to isolate the user from their surrounding sensory inputs and an illusion of immersion inside a computer-generated interactive environment is provided which makes the therapy not only interesting and entertaining but also motivating and effective. In this study, 50 participants will be enrolled. All the participants will be recruited as per the inclusion criteria and will be given a 30minute Oculus quest therapy for 4 consequent weeks per day. Appropriate scales for the assessment of memory and attention will be used to evaluate the results of the study. This study aims to investigate the impact of virtual reality on attention and memory of school going children. Numerous studies focusing on conditions related to neurology and psychology have shown some promising results. This progress makes it essential to research the impact of virtual reality and thus provide guidelines for the field of education and technology. It is assumed that virtual reality uses latent acquisition when used for learning, increasing memory and retention, by producing spatial presence and a stronger immersion experience.

The role of biased calcium-sensing receptor signalling in urinary calcium excretion and kidney stone disease

Michelle Goldsworthy1,2, Asha Bayliss2, Anna Gluck2, Akira Wiberg3, Benjamin Turney1, DominicFurniss3, Rajesh Thakker2, Sarah Howles1,2
 1Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.2Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UnitedKingdom.3Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Universityof Oxford, United Kingdom.
 Nephrolithiasis is a major health burden with a poorly understood pathogenesis. We conducteda genome-wide association study in British and Japanese populations identifying twentynephrolithiasis-associated loci. Mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) causedisorders of calcium homeostasis and five identified loci (DGKD, DGKH, WDR72, GPIC1 and BCR)were predicted to influence CaSR-signalling.
 In a validation population, we demonstrated that genotype at the DGKD-associated locuscorrelated with urinary calcium excretion but not serum calcium concentration. In vitro studiesdemonstrated that knockdown and overexpression of DGKD resulted in biased CaSR-signalling.Thus, treatment of CaSR-expressing HEK cells with DGKD-targeted siRNA (DGKD-KD), resulted indecreased MAPK responses to alterations in extracellular calcium concentration [Ca2+]e, asassessed by SRE-reporter and ERK-phosphorylation (pERK) assays, when compared to cellstreated with scrambled siRNA (WT) but without alteration in intracellular calcium responses[Ca2+]i as assessed by NFAT-reporter and Fluo-4 calcium assays (SRE maximal response DGKD-KD=5.28 fold change vs. WT=7.20 p=0.0065, pERK maximal response DGKD-KD=24.77, vs. WT=39.46 fold change, p=0.0056). Conversely, DGKD overexpression (DGKD-OE) increased MAPKresponses but suppressed [Ca2+]i responses to alterations in [Ca2+]e (SRE maximal responseDGKD-OE =14.13 fold change vs. WT=9.06 fold change, p=0.01; NFAT maximal response DGKDOE=13.67 fold change vs WT=59.16 fold change, p=0.0001).
 Our results demonstrate that alterations in DGKD expression cause biased CaSR-signalling. Thisbiased signalling may provide an explanation for the correlation of genotype at the DGKDassociatedlocus with urinary calcium excretion but not serum calcium concentration. Ourfindings suggest that biased CaSR-signalling may be a common cause of nephrolithiasis.

The role of biased calcium-sensing receptor signalling in urinary calcium excretion and kidney stone disease

Michelle Goldsworthy1,2, Asha Bayliss2, Anna Gluck2, Akira Wiberg3, Benjamin Turney1, DominicFurniss3, Rajesh Thakker2, Sarah Howles1,2
 1Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.2Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UnitedKingdom.3Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Universityof Oxford, United Kingdom.
 
 Nephrolithiasis is a major health burden with a poorly understood pathogenesis. We conducted a genome-wide association study in British and Japanese populations identifying twenty nephrolithiasis-associated loci. Mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) cause disorders of calcium homeostasis and five identified loci (DGKD, DGKH, WDR72, GPIC1 and BCR) were predicted to influence CaSR-signalling.
 In a validation population, we demonstrated that genotype at the DGKD-associated locus correlated with urinary calcium excretion but not serum calcium concentration. In vitro studies demonstrated that knockdown and overexpression of DGKD resulted in biased CaSR-signalling. Thus, treatment of CaSR-expressing HEK cells with DGKD-targeted siRNA (DGKD-KD), resulted in decreased MAPK responses to alterations in extracellular calcium concentration [Ca2+]e, as assessed by SRE-reporter and ERK-phosphorylation (pERK) assays, when compared to cells treated with scrambled siRNA (WT) but without alteration in intracellular calcium responses [Ca2+]i as assessed by NFAT-reporter and Fluo-4 calcium assays (SRE maximal response DGKD-KD =5.28 fold change vs. WT=7.20 p=0.0065, pERK maximal response DGKD-KD=24.77, vs. WT= 39.46 fold change, p=0.0056). Conversely, DGKD overexpression (DGKD-OE) increased MAPK responses but suppressed [Ca2+]i responses to alterations in [Ca2+]e (SRE maximal response DGKD-OE =14.13 fold change vs. WT=9.06 fold change, p=0.01; NFAT maximal response DGKD-OE=13.67 fold change vs WT=59.16 fold change, p=0.0001).
 Our results demonstrate that alterations in DGKD expression cause biased CaSR-signalling. This biased signalling may provide an explanation for the correlation of genotype at the DGKD-associated locus with urinary calcium excretion but not serum calcium concentration. Our findings suggest that biased CaSR-signalling may be a common cause of nephrolithiasis.

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 128, Issue 9 p. 1403-1407 Insights from outside BJOG Insights from outside BJOG Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16784 The Research Snippets are extracts from a monthly service called the Journal Article Summary Service. It is a service that summarises new articles in obstetrics and gynaecology published over the preceding month. If you would like information on how to subscribe, please email the editor Athol Kent at atholkent@mweb.co.za or visit the website www.getjass.com>. The remaining sections of Insights from outside BJOG are written by Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Information Specialist, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, UK. This Insights from outside BJOG was edited by Sherif Abdel-Fattah, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Southmead Hospital in Bristol and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, and BJOG Executive Scientific Editor. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume128, Issue9August 2021Pages 1403-1407 RelatedInformation

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 128, Issue 7 p. 1107-1111 Insights from outside BJOG Insights from outside BJOG Athol Kent, Search for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Search for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Search for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 May 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16713 The Research Snippets are extracts from a monthly service called the Journal Article Summary Service. It is a service that summarises new articles in obstetrics and gynaecology published over the preceding month. If you would like information on how to subscribe, please email the editor Athol Kent at atholkent@mweb.co.za or visit the website www.getjass.com. The remaining sections of Insights from outside BJOG are written by Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Information Specialist, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, UK. This Insights from outside BJOG was edited by Sherif Abdel-Fattah, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Southmead Hospital in Bristol and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, and BJOG Executive Scientific Editor. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume128, Issue7June 2021Pages 1107-1111 RelatedInformation

How to Address Physical Activity Participation After Stroke in Research and Clinical Practice.

How to Address Physical Activity Participation After Stroke in Research and Clinical Practice.

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 128, Issue 3 p. 471-475 Insights from outside BJOG Insights from outside BJOG Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author First published: 10 January 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16624 The Research ‬Snippets ‬are ‬extracts ‬from ‬a ‬monthly ‬service ‬called ‬the ‬Journal ‬Article ‬Summary ‬Service. ‬It ‬is ‬a ‬service ‬that ‬summarises ‬new ‬articles in ‬obstetrics ‬and ‬gynaecology ‬published ‬over ‬the ‬preceding ‬month. ‬If ‬you ‬would ‬like ‬information ‬on ‬how ‬to ‬subscribe, ‬please ‬email ‬the ‬editor Athol ‬Kent ‬at ‬atholkent@mweb.co.za ‬or ‬visit ‬the ‬website www.getjass.com The ‬remaining ‬sections ‬of ‬Insights ‬from ‬outside ‬BJOG ‬are ‬written ‬by ‬Shona ‬Kirtley, ‬Senior ‬Research ‬Information ‬Specialist, ‬Centre ‬for ‬Statistics ‬in Medicine, ‬Nuffield ‬Department ‬of ‬Orthopaedics, ‬Rheumatology ‬and ‬Musculoskeletal ‬Sciences, ‬University ‬of ‬Oxford, ‬Botnar ‬Research ‬Centre, Oxford, ‬UK. ‬This Insights from outside BJOG was edited by Sherif Abdel-Fattah, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Southmead Hospital in Bristol and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, and BJOG Executive Scientific Editor.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume128, Issue3February 2021Pages 471-475 RelatedInformation

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 127, Issue 11 p. 1313-1317 Insights from outside BJOG Insights from outside BJOG Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 September 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16454 The Research Snippets are extracts from a monthly service called the Journal Article Summary Service. It is a service that summarises new articles in obstetrics and gynaecology published over the preceding month. If you would like information on how to subscribe, please email the editor Athol Kent at atholkent@mweb.co.za or visit the website www.getjass.com. The remaining sections of Insights from outside BJOG are written by Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Information Specialist, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, UK. This Insights from outside BJOG was edited by Makrina Savvidou, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and King's College Hospital in London, and BJOG Executive Scientific Editor. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume127, Issue11October 2020Pages 1313-1317 RelatedInformation

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 127, Issue 10 p. 1175-1179 Insights from outside BJOG Insights from outside BJOG Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author First published: 13 August 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16409 The Research Snippets are extracts from a monthly service called the Journal Article Summary Service. It is a service that summarises new articles in obstetrics and gynaecology published over the preceding month. If you would like information on how to subscribe, please email the editor Athol Kent at atholkent@mweb.co.za or visit the website www.getjass.com. The remaining sections of Insights from outside BJOG are written by Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Information Specialist, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, UK. This Insights from outside BJOG was edited by Makrina Savvidou, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and King's College Hospital in London, and BJOG Executive Scientific Editor. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume127, Issue10September 2020Pages 1175-1179 RelatedInformation

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 127, Issue 9 p. 1045-1049 Insights from outside BJOG Insights from outside BJOG Athol Kent, Search for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Search for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Search for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 July 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16348 The Research Snippets are extracts from a monthly service called the Journal Article Summary Service. It is a service that summarises new articles in obstetrics and gynaecology published over the preceding month. If you would like information on how to subscribe, please email the editor Athol Kent at atholkent@mweb.co.za or visit the website www.getjass.com. The remaining sections of Insights from outside BJOG are written by Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Information Specialist, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, UK. This Insights from outside BJOG was edited by Sherif Abdel-Fattah, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Southmead Hospital in Bristol and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, and BJOG Executive Scientific Editor. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume127, Issue9August 2020Pages 1045-1049 RelatedInformation

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 127, Issue 8 p. 918-922 Insights from outside BJOG Insights from outside BJOG Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 June 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16300 The Research Snippets are extracts from a monthly service called the Journal Article Summary Service. It is a service that summarises new articles in obstetrics and gynaecology published over the preceding month. If you would like information on how to subscribe, please email the editor Athol Kent at atholkent@mweb.co.za or visit the website www.getjass.com. The remaining sections of Insights from outside BJOG are written by Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Information Specialist, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, UK. This Insights from outside BJOG was edited by Sherif Abdel-Fattah, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Southmead Hospital in Bristol and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, and BJOG Executive Scientific Editor. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume127, Issue8July 2020Pages 918-922 RelatedInformation

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 127, Issue 7 p. 781-785 Insights from outside BJOG Insights from outside BJOG Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Athol KentSearch for more papers by this authorShona Kirtley, Shona KirtleySearch for more papers by this author First published: 14 May 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16259 The Research Snippets are extracts from a monthly service called the Journal Article Summary Service. It is a service that summarises new articles in obstetrics and gynaecology published over the preceding month. If you would like information on how to subscribe, please email the editor Athol Kent at atholkent@mweb.co.za or visit the website www.getjass.com. The remaining sections of Insights from outside BJOG are written by Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Information Specialist, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, UK. This Insights from outside BJOG was edited by Makrina Savvidou, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and King's College Hospital in London, and BJOG Executive Scientific Editor. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume127, Issue7June 2020Pages 781-785 RelatedInformation

Interprofessional team-based learning (TBL): how do students engage?

BackgroundAlthough challenging to integrate within university curricula, evidence suggests that interprofessional education (IPE) positively impacts communication and teamwork skills in the workplace. The nature of Team-based learning (TBL) lends itself to interprofessional education, with the capacity to foster a culture of collaboration among health professional students. Our study was designed to pilot an interprofessional ‘back pain’ TBL module for physiotherapy and medical students, and to explore their experience of the TBL process, using the conceptual framework of ‘knowledge reconsolidation’ to discuss our finding.MethodsThree hundred and eleven students participated in the TBL session: 222/277 (80%) of Year 1 medical students and 89/89 (100%) of Year 2 physiotherapy students. Students completed one interprofessional Musculoskeletal Sciences TBL session on the topic of ‘back pain’. A questionnaire including closed and open-ended items, was distributed to students immediately following completion of the TBL session. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data. Thematic analysis was used to code and categorise qualitative data into themes. Pre-class quiz scores were compared between the groups using a one-way between groups Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test with Tukeys Post Hoc test.ResultsIn total, 117/311 (38%) of participants completed the questionnaire. Both medicine and physiotherapy students appreciated the opportunity to learn about the curriculum of another healthcare discipline, and their scope of practice; gain multiple perspectives on a patient case from different disciplines; and recognised the importance of multidisciplinary teams in patient care. Students felt having an interprofessional team of facilitators who provided immediate feedback helped to consolidate student learning and promoted clinical reasoning. An analysis of variance revealed no difference between Physiotherapy and Medical students’ pre-class quiz scores.ConclusionOur study demonstrated that the small group and task-focused characteristics of TBL provided a student-centred teaching strategy to support the achievement of interprofessional learning goals. Students valued their interactions with other students from a different professional degree, the opportunity to problem solve together, and learn different perspectives on a patient case. The pre-class quiz results demonstrate that both groups of students had a comparative level of prior knowledge to be able to work together on the in-class activities.

Rheumatologists rapidly adjust patient care during COVID-19 pandemic.

Rheumatologists rapidly adjust patient care during COVID-19 pandemic.