2 The Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention, Ballarat Federation University, Victoria, Australia Tendinopathy can be resistant to treatment and often recurs, implying ...

Background Knee reinjury after ACL reconstruction is common and increases the risk of osteoarthritis. There is sparse evidence to guide return to sport (RTS) decisions in this population. Objectives ...

Objective: To determine whether quantified, auditable records of functional rehabilitation can be generated using subjective assessments of players’ performance in fitness tests routinely used in ...

Background Women’s football has grown in popularity, competitiveness, and professionalism. The increased demands placed on players have raised concerns about the impact of various factors, including ...

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of injuries in the Australian Football League (AFL) over four seasons. Methods: An injury was defined as “any physical or medical condition that caused a player ...

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Background Recent investigation of human tissue and cells from positional tendons such as the rotator cuff has clarified the importance of inflammation in the development and progression of tendon ...

Objective The distribution of injuries affecting professional golfers is yet to be fully understood. We performed a systematic review of the clinical literature to establish the epidemiology of ...

Correspondence to Dr Duncan E Meuffels, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands; d.meuffels{at}erasmusmc.nl Objective To assess whether initial ...

MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa Correspondence to ...

Facoltè di Medicina e Chirurgia, Corso di Laurea Specialistica in Scienze e Tecnica dello Sport, Universitè degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italia Objective: The lower impact on the musculoskeletal ...