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82 gap statements mined from Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 483 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • It highlights the challenge of balancing the need for standardization and institutionalization with the need for individualized care. The study also identifies the challenge of addressing the lack of sensory feedback in prosthetic devices.

    Orthopaedics versus surgery: two rehabilitation models during the First World War · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need to examine how differing concepts of the body, technology, and labour shaped professional positioning and authority over amputee rehabilitation.

    Orthopaedics versus surgery: two rehabilitation models during the First World War · 2026 · DOI

  • It also notes the need for innovative solutions to address the unique clinical demands of Japanese society. The paper highlights the importance of international collaboration and academic exchange in addressing these challenges.

    The Japanese orthopaedic association at one hundred: a century of Japanese orthopaedics · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap between technical accuracy and clinical value is a major concern in orthopaedics. There is a need to consider the patient's whole pathway through care, not just the surgical procedure. The paper highlights the importance of evaluating the financial, biological, and human costs of surgical innovations.

    A more accurate angle is not enough; beyond precision, what really defines progress in orthopaedics? Technology, evidence and the widening geography of orthopaedic research · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited research exists on the burden of extremity fractures in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Incidence, Impact, and Healthcare‐Seeking Behavior for Extremity Fractures in Resource‐Limited Settings: A Household Survey in Rural Tanzania · 2025 · DOI

  • The study did not report any specific limitations. The sample size was limited to 29 Veterans and 33 staff/clinicians. The study relied on self-reported data from interviews.

    Integrating Physical Therapy into Primary Care to Enhance Veteran Access to Healthcare: Findings from the Veterans Health Administration’s PACT-PT Program · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of access to non-pharmaceutical treatments for chronic musculoskeletal pain among Veterans. The need for effective implementation and sustainability of PACT-PT in the VHA system.

    Integrating Physical Therapy into Primary Care to Enhance Veteran Access to Healthcare: Findings from the Veterans Health Administration’s PACT-PT Program · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research should focus on exploring the application of the OBE model in other fields of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The study highlights the need for further research on the integration of ideological and political elements into the teaching process.

    Practical Path of Integrating Xujiang Medical Culture into the Curriculum Ideology and Politics of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Traditional Chinese Medicine under the OBE Concept · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for a more effective approach to integrating ideological and political education into professional education.

    Practical Path of Integrating Xujiang Medical Culture into the Curriculum Ideology and Politics of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Traditional Chinese Medicine under the OBE Concept · 2026 · DOI

  • This study has several limitations. First, the sample size was relatively small. Second, the study relied on self-reported data, reflecting participants’ perceptions and experiences rather than objective measures of competency acquisition, and may have introduced recall bias. In addition, participants trained in different institutions with heterogeneous clinical practices and educational organization.

    International Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Training in France: Experiences of African Physicians · 2026 · DOI

  • The functional and neurobehavioral consequences of delayed presentation of pediatric musculoskeletal trauma are not well understood. There is a need for more research on the effects of traditional healing and scarification on musculoskeletal trauma.

    When performance declines: culturally mediated delay in pediatric knee fracture following traditional healing and scarification—a case report from rural Cameroon · 2026 · DOI

  • Although randomised controlled trials indicate small-to-moderate improvements in academic outcomes among medical students, especially clinical/practical skills and short-term exam performance with NPT compared to faculty-led tutorials, the impact of NPT on OSCE outcomes has not yet been reported and warrants further investigation before any formal integration into MSK OSCE preparation.

    Exploring Medical Students’ Perceptions of Near-peer Teaching in Musculoskeletal OSCE Preparation · 2026 · DOI

  • The professional issues identified here are in accordance with the limited literature available on the topicConclusion(s): Although vigorous research is needed to study the benefits of EPP role, preliminary discussions with two Danish hospitals and available literature from countries where the role exists, appears to be very encouraging.

    PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: AN EMERGING ROLE · 2026 · DOI

  • Managing the limitations of the trainee analogy and the need for governance responses to compensate for the lack of moral agency and other properties in humanoid systems.

    Humanoid Colleagues and the Rheumatology Workforce: Preparing for a New Era · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a clear framework for training and governing humanoid systems in rheumatology. The need for a staged approach to training humanoid systems as supervised trainee analogs. The requirement for an oversight system that ensures patient safety and maintains the authority of supervising rheumatologists.

    Humanoid Colleagues and the Rheumatology Workforce: Preparing for a New Era · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite this, research indicates that physician training in the area of MSK medicine has historically been inadequate, with a majority of medical students feeling that their training in MSK medicine is lacking.

    Addressing musculoskeletal curricular inadequacies within undergraduate medical education · 2024 · DOI

  • Future work will focus on further expansion of integrated clinical care, scholarly evaluation of integrated care models, expansion of academic activity resulting from integration, and advocacy to healthcare providers, hospital administrators, and health system funders about the potential value of care integration in improving rehabilitation outcomes.

    Expanding Integrated Physiatric Care · 2024 · DOI

  • The need for interdisciplinary training in gerontology for students in the health professions. The lack of structured curricula in gerontology for physical and occupational therapists.

    INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS IN GERONTOLOGY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY AT AN ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER · 1982 · DOI

  • Limited exposure to spinal cord injury rehabilitation, complex prosthetics and orthotics, and amputee rehabilitation. Limited participation in research activities.

    International Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Training in France: Experiences of African Physicians · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited access to biomedical consultation. Traditional healing and scarification can mask diagnosis and delay treatment.

    When performance declines: culturally mediated delay in pediatric knee fracture following traditional healing and scarification—a case report from rural Cameroon · 2026 · DOI

  • While many aspects of emergency medicine (EM) residency training are standardized among residents within a single residency program, there is no standard for the distribution of chief complaints (CC) that residents should see over the course of residency.

    Substantial Variation Exists in Clinical Exposure to Chief Complaints Among Residents Within an Emergency Medicine Training Program · 2024 · DOI

  • Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, robotics, regenerative medicine, and nationwide clinical registries, will further transform musculoskeletal care and provide new opportunities for research and evidence-based…

    The Japanese orthopaedic association at one hundred: a century of Japanese orthopaedics · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited opportunities for orthopaedic residents to experience pediatric diseases, - Lack of basic knowledge in paediatric orthopaedics, - Delayed humanitarian activities compared to Western…

    History of paediatric orthopaedics in Japan · 2026 · DOI

  • The study will recruit approximately 30-40 nurses due to limited budget - The study is limited to Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, a rural area with limited medical resources - The study uses snowball sampling for participant…

    Developing an Educational Program for Ultrasound Hip Screening during Newborn and Infant Home Visits: A Protocol Paper · 2024 · DOI

  • Treatment can include immobilization and follow-up with orthopedics for relatively minor injuries with less acute concerns (eg, occult scaphoid fractures, occult distal radius fractures) or may warrant further investigation in the ED with bone scan, computed tomography scanning, or MRI for more serious injuries (eg, occult hip fractures, suspected cervical spine fractures)…

    Emergency Medicine Orthopedic Assessment · 2020 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The study also identifies the challenge of addressing the lack of sensory feedback in prosthetic devices (“Orthopaedics versus surgery: two rehabilitation models during the First World…”, 2026); (2) There is a need to consider the patient's whole pathway through care, not just the surgical procedure (“A more accurate angle is not enough; beyond precision, what really defines…”, 2026); (3) The lack of access to non-pharmaceutical treatments for chronic musculoskeletal pain among Veterans (“Integrating Physical Therapy into Primary Care to Enhance Veteran Access to…”, 2026); (4) The paper suggests that future research should focus on exploring the application of the OBE model in other fields of Traditional Chinese Medicine (“Practical Path of Integrating Xujiang Medical Culture into the Curriculum…”, 2026); (5) The functional and neurobehavioral consequences of delayed presentation of pediatric musculoskeletal trauma are not well understood (“When performance declines: culturally mediated delay in pediatric knee fracture…”, 2026). 82 gap statements have been mined from Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 483 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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