News
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About 1/3 of the World Cup alpine, freestyle and snowboard athletes sustain a time–loss injury each season
A particular concern was also the high proportion of severe injuries. These are findings from a recently published report from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center.
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New review on the prevention of acute injuries
The present paper reviews the main risk factors and mechanisms for acute injuries to the head, upper and lower extremities, as well as the evidence supporting various strategies to prevent them.
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New IOC consensus paper on 'age cheating'
'Age cheating' is a well known problem for the international sporting federations. A new IOC report discusses different methods available to determine chronological age.
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The 14th ESSKA congress in Oslo in June 2010
More than 2000 researchers from all over the world are for 5 days gathered in Oslo to join the congress of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy.
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Youth Olympic Games 2010
With wonderful memories from Vancouver still in mind, the preparations for the Summer Olympics in London 2012 have already started. However, first, we are looking forward to the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this summer.
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The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center turns 10 years
The 10 year anniversary of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center was celebrated at the semiannual research retreat for the Department of Sports Medicine with 55 participants and guests.
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FIVB Volleyball Medical Congress 2011
This landmark congress will focus primarily on how to avoid and deal with common injuries suffered in volleyball as well as the ongoing issues with doping in world sport, specifically the FIVB's "We Play it Clean!" Anti-Doping program.
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Injuries to the medial collateral ligament and associated medial structures of the knee
A newly published paper in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery describes a new and nonsurgical approach for grade I and II injuries and the most recent surgical methods for grade III MCL and the posteromedial corner injuries.
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Injury surveillance underestimates the incidence of time-loss injuries in football
Prospective injury surveillance by team medical staff in Norwegian male professional football underestimates the incidence of time-loss injuries by at least one-fifth.
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The 14th ESSKA congress in Oslo in June 2010
From June 9-12, 2010, Oslo will host the 14th ESSKA congress. The 2nd announcement is ready.