Published in Eur Spine J on August 16, 2006
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Estrogen-progestin contraceptive use during adolescence prevents bone mass acquisition: a 4-year follow-up study. Contraception (2008) 1.50
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Treatment of leg length discrepancy with temporary epiphyseal stapling in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis during 1957-99. J Pediatr Orthop (2003) 1.44
Further development of a physical function scale on a MDHAQ [corrected] for standard care of patients with rheumatic diseases. J Rheumatol (2005) 1.40
A new disease activity index for rheumatoid arthritis: Mean Overall Index for Rheumatoid Arthritis (MOI-RA). J Rheumatol (2008) 1.40
Sustained remission and reduced radiographic progression with combination disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol (2006) 1.26
Stable occurrence of knee and hip total joint replacement in Central Finland between 1986 and 2003: an indication of improved long-term outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis (2006) 1.26
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Clinical impact of switching from infliximab to etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol (2008) 1.13
Changes in Health Assessment Questionnaire disability scores over five years in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with the general population. Arthritis Rheum (2006) 1.13
Burden of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy--a cross-sectional study. Support Care Cancer (2010) 1.13
A prospective study of inflammation markers in patients at risk of indirect acute lung injury. Shock (2002) 1.12
Reliability and validity study of the Finnish version 2.0 of the oswestry disability index. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.12
Decreased isometric neck strength in women with chronic neck pain and the repeatability of neck strength measurements. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2004) 1.08
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Combined hearing and visual impairment and depression in a population aged 75 years and older. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry (2002) 1.06
Evaluation of repeatability of pressure algometry on the neck muscles for clinical use. Man Ther (2006) 1.06
Does the outcome 2 months after lumbar disc surgery predict the outcome 12 months later? Disabil Rehabil (2003) 1.04
Reoperations after first lumbar disc herniation surgery; a special interest on residives during a 5-year follow-up. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2007) 1.04
Revisions for aseptic loosening in Souter-Strathclyde elbow arthroplasty: incidence of revisions of different components used in 522 consecutive cases. Acta Orthop Scand (2002) 1.03
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Decreased HLA (human leucocyte antigen)-DR expression on peripheral blood monocytes predicts the development of organ failure in patients with acute pancreatitis. Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 1.02
Declining trend in the incidence of rheumatoid factor-positive rheumatoid arthritis in Finland 1980-2000. J Rheumatol (2006) 1.01
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Effect of manual therapy and stretching on neck muscle strength and mobility in chronic neck pain. J Rehabil Med (2007) 0.97
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Differences in clinical status measures in different ethnic/racial groups with early rheumatoid arthritis: implications for interpretation of clinical trial data. J Rheumatol (2007) 0.96
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Oxaliplatin scale and National Cancer Institute-Common Toxicity Criteria in the assessment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Anticancer Res (2011) 0.95
Infliximab for 6 months added on combination therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis: 2-year results from an investigator-initiated, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (the NEO-RACo Study). Ann Rheum Dis (2012) 0.95
Pain, trunk muscle strength, spine mobility and disability following lumbar disc surgery. J Rehabil Med (2003) 0.94
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Monocyte CD14 and soluble CD14 in predicting mortality of patients with severe community acquired infection. Scand J Infect Dis (2007) 0.93
Dose-response relationship of specific training to reduce chronic neck pain and disability. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2006) 0.93
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High association of mycobacterial infections with polymyositis in a non-endemic country for tuberculosis. Ann Rheum Dis (2007) 0.92
Association of neck pain, disability and neck pain during maximal effort with neck muscle strength and range of movement in women with chronic non-specific neck pain. Eur J Pain (2004) 0.92
Ankle-brachial index is lower in hypertensive than in normotensive individuals in a cardiovascular risk population. J Hypertens (2009) 0.92
Promoting mobility after hip fracture (ProMo): study protocol and selected baseline results of a year-long randomized controlled trial among community-dwelling older people. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2011) 0.92
Pain in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 2: a postal survey in Finland. Muscle Nerve (2012) 0.91
Effectiveness of a 12-month exercise program on physical performance and quality of life of breast cancer survivors. Anticancer Res (2012) 0.91
Increasing incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases between 2000 and 2007: a nationwide register study in Finland. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2011) 0.91
Isometric strength of the cervical flexor, extensor, and rotator muscles in 220 healthy females aged 20 to 59 years. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther (2006) 0.90
Effect of neck strength training on health-related quality of life in females with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled 1-year follow-up study. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2010) 0.90
Association of depressive symptoms with impaired glucose regulation, screen-detected, and previously known type 2 diabetes: findings from the Finnish D2D Survey. Diabetes Care (2010) 0.90
Sexual activity and satisfaction in men with traumatic spinal cord lesion. J Rehabil Med (2007) 0.90
Quality of life following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: assessing short-term and long-term outcomes. World J Gastroenterol (2013) 0.90
Decreased strength and mobility in patients after anterior cervical diskectomy compared with healthy subjects. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2003) 0.90
High rate of osteolytic lesions in medium-term followup after the AES total ankle replacement. Foot Ankle Int (2011) 0.90
Effect of stretching on hamstring muscle compliance. J Rehabil Med (2009) 0.90
Changes in pain and physical function during waiting time and 3 months after knee joint arthroplasty. J Rehabil Med (2008) 0.89
Obesity and physical inactivity are related to impaired physical health of breast cancer survivors. Anticancer Res (2013) 0.89