Author's response to reviews Title: Radiographic Union Score for Hip Substantially Improves Agreement Between Surgeons and Radiologists Authors:

Radiographic union score for hip substantially improves agreement between surgeons and radiologists

BACKGROUND Despite the prominence of hip fractures in orthopedic trauma, the assessment of fracture healing using radiographs remains subjective. The variability in the assessment of fracture healing has important implications for both clinical research and patient care. With little existing literature regarding reliable consensus on hip fracture healing, this study was conducted to determine i...

Author's response to reviews Title: Health-related quality of life after vertebral or hip fracture: a seven-year follow-up study Authors:

Title: Health-related quality of life after vertebral or hip fracture: a seven-year follow-up study

Author's response to reviews Title: Vitality and the course of limitations in activities in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee Authors:

Title: Vitality and the course of limitations in activities in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee

Author's response to reviews Title: Medication and Supplement Use for Managing Joint Symptoms among Patients with Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Study Authors:

PReS-FINAL-2164: Agreement among musculoskeletal pediatric specialists in the assessment of radiographic joint damage in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

OBJECTIVE To evaluate agreement among musculoskeletal pediatric specialists in assessing radiographic joint damage in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS Two pediatric rheumatologists, 2 pediatric radiologists, and 2 pediatric orthopedic surgeons evaluated independently 60 radiographs of both wrists and hands of children with polyarticular-course JIA. Films were scored using an adapt...