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Sidestep cutting technique and knee abduction loading: implications for ACL prevention exercises

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Eirik Kristianslund, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, PB ...
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Effects of dietary carbohydrate on delayed onset muscle soreness and reactive oxygen species after contraction induced muscle damage

Background: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) occurs after unaccustomed exercise and has been suggested to be attributable to reactive oxygen species (ROS). Previous studies have shown increased ...
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Injury incidence and injury patterns in professional football: the UEFA injury study

Objective To study the injury characteristics in professional football and to follow the variation of injury incidence during a match, during a season and over consecutive seasons. Design Prospective ...
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Derivation of the Buffalo Concussion Physical Examination risk of delayed recovery (RDR) score to identify children at risk for persistent postconcussive symptoms

Correspondence to Mohammad Nadir Haider, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA; haider{at}buffalo.edu ...
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on periodic health evaluation of elite athletes March 2009

Correspondence to Professor Lars Engebretsen, Ortopedisk avdeling Ulleval sykehus, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo 0407, Norway; lars.engebretsen{at}medisin.uio.no ...
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Trends in match injury risk in professional male rugby union: a 16-season review of 10 851 match injuries in the English Premiership (2002–2019): the Professional Rugby ...

Objectives The Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project is the largest and longest running rugby union injury surveillance project globally and focuses on the highest level of rugby in England.
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Impact of postpartum physical activity on maternal depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Design Systematic review with random effects meta-analysis and meta-regression. Data sources Online databases up to 12 January 2024, reference lists, recommended studies and hand searches. Eligibility ...
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ACL and meniscal injuries increase the risk of primary total knee replacement for osteoarthritis: a matched case–control study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink ...

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether ACL injury (ACLi) or meniscal injury increases the risk of end-stage osteoarthritis (OA) resulting in total knee replacement (TKR). Methods ...
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Physical fitness levels among European adolescents: the HELENA study

4 GENUD ‘Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development’ Research Group, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain 5 Department of Physiotherapy and Nursing, Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD), ...
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Ultrasound-guided hip joint injections are more accurate than landmark-guided injections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Dr Sathish Rajasekaran, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa Sports Medicine, 2701 Prairie Meadow Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; ...
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The epidemiology of rock-climbing injuries

Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Dr D J Llewellyn, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Forvie Site, Cambridge CB2 ...
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Aerobic exercise effects on cognitive and neural plasticity in older adults

Beckman Institute and Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA Professor Arthur F Kramer, University of Illinois Beckman Institute 405 N. Matthews Ave, ...