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Pelvic floor rehabilitation in the treatment of mixed urinary incontinence among women

Mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) is a common underreported problem among females; it has a major effect on patients’ quality of life. Treatment may be difficult since a single modality cannot be enough to alle...

Authors: Nehad Mohamed Elshatby, Mohamed Hassan Imam, Mohamed Shafik Shoukry, Marwa Mohamed Hassan and Emmanuel Kamal Aziz Saba

The effect of intradialytic exercise on inflammatory markers in hemodialysis patients

Chronic low-grade inflammation is a feature of chronic kidney disease associated with increased risk of multiple morbidities and mortalities. Hemodialysis (HD) patients lead a sedentary life style which may ag...

Authors: Howaida Abdelhameed Elshinnawy, Mahmoud Mohamed Fayez, Dina Abou Bakr Farrag and Moustafa Abd Elnassier AbdElgawad

Serum interleukin-17 and estradiol levels in postmenopausal women in relation to osteoporosis

In post-menopausal women, estrogen deficiency leads to instability between bone formation and resorption which is regulated by osteoclastogenic cytokines leading to resorption. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) a proinfl...

Authors: Reem El-Mallah, Azza A. Saab and Nagwa Nassar

Correction to: Superficial radial neuropathy: an unobserved etiology of chronic dorsoradial wrist pain

Authors: Emmanuel Kamal Aziz Saba

Prevalence of lower limb deformities among primary school students

Lower limb deformities could affect child^'s quality of life and may worsen with time. This work aims to study the prevalence of lower limb deformities among primary school students in our governorate.

Authors: Sahar Saad Ganeb, Sami El-Said Egaila, Abdelmoniem Abdelfattah Younis, Asmaa Moheiy Abd El-Aziz and Nashwa Ismail Hashaad

Evaluation of plantar fasciitis improvement after shock wave therapy in calcaneal spur patients by musculoskeletal ultrasonography

Plantar fasciitis due to calcaneal spur is a common cause of heel pain and functional disability, and its management presents a huge challenge for clinicians which results sometimes in unpleasant clinical outc...

Authors: Soad Said El Molla, Ahmed M. Fahmy, Amr Mohamed Gamil, Rehab Ali Ibrahim and Mai Mohamed Kamel

Neuropathic pain in primary knee osteoarthritis patients: correlation with physical function, quality of life, disease severity, and serum beta nerve growth factor levels

Neuropathic mechanisms are thought to play a role in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) pain. Neuropathic pain questionnaires can promote diagnosis of a neuropathic component. Thus, we aimed to assess the frequency of ...

Authors: Shereen R. Kamel, Radwa S. Ibrahim, Hend M. Moens and Rania M. Mohammed

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) versus local corticosteroid injection in treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in athletes: clinical and ultrasonographic evaluation

Lateral epicondylitis is one of the commonly noticed disorders of the arm described by agony focused over lateral epicondyle which is the site of wrist extensors origin. The purpose of this work was to compare...

Authors: Noha Hosni Ibrahim, Refaat Mostafa El Tanawy, Amal Fathy Soliman Mostafa and Mayada Fawzy Mahmoud

Association between carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger: a clinical and electrophysiological study

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a prevalent mononeuropathy. Trigger finger is a flexor stenosing tenosynovitis. The aim of the study was to assess the concomitant occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger fin...

Authors: Emmanuel Kamal Aziz Saba

Comparative study between the effect of neural versus intra-articular dextrose prolotherapy on pain and disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease which presents with joint pain and stiffness and reduced mobility. Knee OA is the commonest cause of disability in adults. Dextrose prolotherapy is a new option us...

Authors: Rehab A. Sallam, Aya A. Abdelkhabir and Adel A. Shabana

Headache in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: characteristics, brain MRI patterns, and impact

The prevalence of primary headache in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) varies widely and whether it should be attributed to neurological involvement is controversial. We aimed to investigate th...

Authors: Gehan Elolemy, Abdulrahman Al Rashidi, Doaa Youssry, Haytham Elziat and Eman Baraka

Superficial radial neuropathy: an unobserved etiology of chronic dorsoradial wrist pain

Superficial radial neuropathy is considered an uncommon cause of chronic dorsoradial wrist pain. Its clinical diagnosis is usually missed. The purpose of the research was to investigate the existence of superf...

Authors: Emmanuel Kamal Aziz Saba

Relationship between smoking, clinical, inflammatory, and radiographic parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune multisystemic disease that attacks the spine, sacroiliacs, and often causes asymmetrical peripheral oligoarthritis. It results from the interaction between the gene...

Authors: Hanan M. Farouk, Maryam A. Abdel-Rahman and Rasha Mohamad Hassan

Factors associated with hip pain in end-stage renal disease patients on prevalent hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study

Hemodialysis (HD) patients suffer from musculoskeletal disorders. The most reported musculoskeletal problem is arthralgia. Hip arthralgia has been commonly reported in patients undergoing HD. Hip pain can lead...

Authors: Hüma Bölük Şenlikci, Sevgi İkbali Afşar, Selin Özen and Cihat Burak Sayın

Tocilizumab in management of refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis, 10 years of experience at tertiary university hospital

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most prevalent pediatric rheumatic disorder. Progress in modalities of therapy improves the disease outcome. We aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of tocilizu...

Authors: Mohammed A. Muzaffer and Abobakr A. Abdelgalil

Impact of home exercise program on self-efficacy and quality of life among primary knee osteoarthritis patients: a randomized controlled clinical study

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common joint disorder in elderly individuals, causing pain, loss of physical functioning, disability, and reduction of life quality. Home exercise programs (HEP) serve as a cruci...

Authors: Wafaa K. Makarm, Doaa M. Sharaf and Rabab S. Zaghlol

Impact of sustained remission on quality of life among women with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective observational study

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as a patient reported outcome plays important roles in the life of patients with RA (rheumatoid arthritis) and SLE (Systemic lupus erythematosus) as well as their familie...

Authors: Basant Elnady, Azza Taha, Dalia E. Desouky, Shorouk F. Abd-Elmakoud, Elsayed M. Rageh, Abdulmajeed M. Algethami, Mohamed Algethami, Peter M. ten Klooster and Johannes J. Rasker

Effect of intradialytic exercise on bone profile in hemodialysis patients

Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of fractures and altered bone and mineral metabolism. Exercise training could be a non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention. The aim of this work is to evaluate th...

Authors: Howaida Abdelhameed Elshinnawy, Ahmed Mohamed Bakr Bakr Mohamed, Dina Abou Bakr Farrag and Moustafa Abd Elnassier AbdElgawad

Serum level of Adrenomedullin in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis; relation to disease severity

Adrenomedullin (AM) is a peptide which was suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis through its anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effect. AM was found to be elevated in some inflammato...

Authors: Mervat I. Abd Elazeem, Aya B. S. Ahmed, Rabab A. Mohamed and Enas A. Abdelaleem

Extracorporeal shock wave as adjuvant therapy for wrist and hand spasticity in post-stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

Stroke patients often present with upper limb spasticity which impairs the functional status of patients. Recently, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is reported to be a safe, non-invasive, alternative ...

Authors: Samar Abd Alhamed Tabra, Mohammad Ibrahim Zaghloul and Doaa Shawky Alashkar

Could procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (PINP) and bone alkaline phosphatase (B-ALP) be valid alternative diagnostic markers to dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in elderly females with osteoporosis? An Egyptian radiological and laboratory monocentric study

Osteoporosis is a major health problem of elders. Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is the commonly used modality for diagnosis osteoporosis; serum markers have been suggested for predicting osteoporosis and di...

Authors: Marwa A. Saad, Reham A. Aboelwafa and Eman H. Elsayed

Do anti-carbamylated protein antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis reflect local and systemic osteoporosis? A study of osteoprotegrin and receptor activator for nuclear factor kappa B ligand and radiological assessment

One of the most important and dangerous complications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is bone loss, which manifested by erosions and juxta-articular or systemic bone loss. Anti-carbamylated protein (anti-CarP) an...

Authors: Manal Shawky Hussein, Rasha Ahmed Gaber, Hala Mostafa Elsabagh and Elsayed Mohamed Rageh

Correction to: Erratum: Measurement of serum trace elements levels in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Yasser A. Soliman, Nashwa I. Hashaad, Shuzan A. Mohammed and Hala A. El-Nouty

Interleukin-37 as an anti-inflammatory cytokine: does its relation to disease activity suggest its potential role in rheumatoid arthritis therapy?

This study aimed to measure the serum and synovial interleukin (IL)-37 levels in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients compared to patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (PKOA) and healthy controls and to dete...

Authors: Eman A. Baraka, Mona G. Balata, Shereen H. Ahmed, Afaf F. Khamis and Enas A. Elattar

Correction to: Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential and high-frequency audiometry results in Behçet’s disease

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Noha M. Abdel Baki, Abeer Mohamed Ahmed Zahran, Abeir Osman Dabbous, Rabab Ahmed Koura and Mona Mohamed Hamdy

The role of Dickkopf-1 as a biomarker in systemic lupus erythematosus and active lupus nephritis

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease which is mainly attributed to autoantibodies, cytokines, and immune complex deposition. Studies have demonstrated that cytokines and autoantibodies were ...

Authors: Mervat E. Abdelazeem, Marwa I. Abdelhaleem, Rabab A. Mohamed and Enas A. Abdelaleem

Urinary epidermal growth factor as a marker for lupus nephritis: clinical, laboratory, and histopathological study

Lupus nephritis can be seen in up to 60% of all SLE patients with 10–15% of nephritis patients progressing to end-stage renal disease; late diagnosis of lupus nephritis is correlated with a higher frequency of...

Authors: Hesham M. Hefny, Esam M. Abualfadl, Emad A. M. Youssef, Mohamed Ali Ismail, Tamer M. Soliman, Ahmed Roshdi Hamed Ahmed and Hanan S. M. Abozaid

Mortality in a cohort of Egyptian systemic lupus erythematosus patients: retrospective two-center study

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a debilitating autoimmune disease with major contribution to the worldwide morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to investigate the causes of mortality in systemic lupus ery...

Authors: Abdelkawy Moghazy and Amira M. Ibrahim

Functional disability and health-related quality of life in juvenile idiopathic arthritis children from Beni-Suef

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a common childhood disease which causes significant impairment in quality of life. The aim of the study is to assess the health-related quality of life and its relation t...

Authors: Enas A. Abdelaleem, Dina A. Ezzat and Gehad R. Mostafa

Developmental anomalies and associated impairments in Saudi children with cerebral palsy: a registry-based, multicenter study

There are few epidemiological data to support rehabilitation programs for cerebral palsy (CP). Scarce international studies described the developmental anomalies (DAs) among children with CP. To our knowledge,...

Authors: Saeed Al-Garni, Shereen Derbala, Hatem Saad and Ahmed I. Maaty

Association of serum uric acid with clinical and radiological severity of knee osteoarthritis in non-gouty patients

A growing body of evidence suggested that uric acid (UA) may contribute in the pathways underlying osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis; however, studies that investigated the relationship between UA and OA emerge...

Authors: Sherine Abdel Rahman Abdel Karim Bassiouni, Mohamed Ali El Adalany, Maha Abdelsalam and Ola Mohammad Gharbia

Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection in comparison to physical therapy for treatment of chronic partial supraspinatus tear

Supraspinatus tendon is a part of the rotator cuff of the shoulder, partial or full-thickness tear can affect the tendon secondary to trauma or repeated microtrauma. The aim of the present study is to evaluate...

Authors: Sarah Saad Mohamed Ahmed Serya, Nanis Onsy Neseem, Reham M. Shaat, Khaled Nour.A. and Mohammad K. Senna

Toll-like receptor-4 gene variations in Egyptian children with familial Mediterranean fever

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting people in the region of the Mediterranean Sea. It is usually associated with mutation in Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene that encode...

Authors: Yomna Farag, Samia Salah, Hanan Tawfik, Mai Hamed and Huda Marzouk

The silent pandemic

Authors: Mathias Toth

Egyptian consensus on treat-to-target approach for osteoporosis: a clinical practice guideline from the Egyptian Academy of bone health and metabolic bone diseases

This study was carried out to achieve an Egyptian expert consensus on a treat-to-target management strategy for osteoporosis using Delphi technique. A scientific committee identified researchers and clinicians...

Authors: Yasser El Miedany, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Maha El Gaafary, Mona Mansour Hasab El Naby, Nihal Fathi, Heba Gamal Saber, Waleed Hassan, Mervat Eissa, Nevine Mohannad, Henaz Khaled, Mohamed Mortada, Samah Ismail Nasef, Salwa Galal, Rasha Ghaleb, Samar Abd Alhamed Tabra, Sally S. Mohamed…

Recent developments towards closing the gap in osteoporosis management

A fracture that occurs in people with low bone mass in the setting of minimal trauma—such as a fall from standing height—meets the criteria for the clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis and qualifies this particu...

Authors: Yasser El Miedany

Articular and periarticular spinal calcifications in relation to synovial fluid findings in patients with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD)

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD) is the second most common form of the crystal-associated arthritis. Diagnosis is achieved by detection of crystals by polarized light microscopy and/or...

Authors: Mohamed Ismail Abdelkareem, Abdou Saad Taha Ellabban, Ahmed Hamed Ismail, Mohamed Moneer Rayan and Rasha Ali Abdel-Magied

Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential and high-frequency audiometry results in Behçet’s disease

Hearing is commonly impaired in Behçet’s disease (BD). Also, vestibular abnormalities as well as cochlear function affection have been found. The inflammatory process which leads to BD may be the cause of vest...

Authors: Noha M. Abdel Baki, Abeer Mohamed Ahmed Zahran, Abeir Osman Dabbous, Rabab Ahmed Koura and Mona Mohamed Hamdy

Cervical spondylosis as a possible hidden reason beyond delayed phrenic nerve distal motor latency

Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the cervical spine that can affect the cervical nerve roots. The origin of the phrenic nerve makes it vulnerable to injury. The purpose of this study...

Authors: Rowaida Hamdy Ali, Mai Mohamed Farouk and Salwa Galal Moussa

Musculoskeletal ultrasonographic evaluation of perineural injection therapy versus therapeutic ultrasound in chronic lateral epicondylitis

Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a common disorder causing pain and functional limitations especially in athletes and manual workers. There is a growing interest in regenerative injection therapies in chronic LE....

Authors: Mohja Ahmed El-Badawy, Hanaa Ahmed El-Nagaar, Mona Mansour Mohammed, Naglaa Youssef Assaf and Reem Mohammed Ezz El-Din EL-Mallah

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy versus musculoskeletal mesotherapy for Achilles tendinopathy in athlete

Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is considered the commonest tendon pathology, occurring mainly in athletes. Different conservative treatment options have been introduced but with short-term effects; however, extrac...

Authors: Reem EL-Mallah and Enas A. Elattar

Comparison of two different models of rehabilitation programs following total knee replacement operations

Total knee replacement operation (TKR) is the treatment of choice in severe knee osteoarthritis (OA). Rehabilitation post-TKR is still not well studied. The aim of this study was to compare between the high-in...

Authors: Rabab S. Zaghlol, Sahar S. Khalil, Ahmed M. Attia and Ghada A. Dawa

Role of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection in treatment of rotator cuff tear

One of the commonest causes of shoulder pain and disability is partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a volume of the plasma fraction of autologous blood that has pla...

Authors: Nermin Hassan El Gharbawy and Hossam Salaheldin Labib

Articular manifestations in Egyptian children with familial Mediterranean fever

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive auto-inflammatory disease. Arthritis in early-onset FMF is a common finding. The aim of this study was to assess frequency of arthritis in 200 Egypt...

Authors: Yomna Farag, Heba Taher, Noha Mostafa Seleem, Diana Fahim and Huda Marzouk

Evaluation of serum14-3-3η protein and Sema3A levels in rheumatoid arthritis: diagnostic and prognostic value

Serum14-3-3η protein plays an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as it is a joint-derived proinflammatory mediator. Semaphorin3A (Sema3A) plays an immune regulatory and bone remode...

Authors: Nivine Fathi Darwish, Shymaa Ahmed Hablas, Nivin Naeem Baiomy and El Sayed Mohamed Hamid Rageh

Spinal accessory neuropathy in patients with chronic trapezius myofascial pain syndrome

Myofascial pain syndrome is a common musculoskeletal problem affecting the trapezius muscle. The aim was to assess the presence of spinal accessory neuropathy in patients with unilateral chronic trapezius myof...

Authors: Asmaa Farouk El Sayed El Sharnoby, Hussein Al-Moghazy Sultan and Emmanuel Kamal Aziz Saba

Heel pain in female patients with early knee osteoarthritis

Multiple lower limb joint involvement is one of the most common and debilitating musculoskeletal conditions, while the complaints from both heel and knee pain are considered the most frequent. For that reason,...

Authors: Mohamed Hassan Imam, Hamdy Korium, Ahmed Hafez Ahmed Afifi, Heba Alla Mohamed Abd El-Moniem and Yousra Hisham Abdel-Fatah

Involvement of the wrist and hand joints and tendons in an Egyptian systemic lupus erythematosus cohort

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients often suffer hand function limitations even in the absence of symptoms related to joint or tendon disorders. Recent researches reported the presence of ultrasonograp...

Authors: Omneya Mohamed-Ayman Abdel-Moniem, Sherine El-Sherif, Mohamed Sami Barakat, Diaa Fahmy Mohasseb and Yousra Hisham Abdel-Fattah

Do obese patients with primary knee osteoarthritis benefit from a single bout of moderate intensity aerobic exercise?

Obesity and osteoarthritis are often concomitant. Both are accompanied by oxidative stress and stimulated inflammatory response. Exercise is considered a substantial treatment in rehabilitation of both conditi...

Authors: Reham M. Shaat, Tamer O. Elsaid, Aymen EL Baz, Rehan Monir and Shereen Aly Machaly

Neuropathic pain in a sample of Egyptian patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by polyarthritis that may cause irreversible joint disability. Pain is the most important symptom in RA patients that requires more attention an...

Authors: Abdullah Radwan and Ahmed Borai