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FIS Injury Surveillance System (ISS) confirmed for another two years
FIS is pleased to announce that thanks to generous financial support from DJO (www.djo.eu), a global specialist in rehabilitation and regeneration products for the non-operative orthopaedic, spine and vascular markets, the ground-breaking surveillance project called FIS ISS will continue for at least another two years, until the end of 2009.
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Excellent knee function in ACL injured children
In a new article published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy, the knee function of ACL-injured children below 13 years was evaluated using single-legged hop tests, isokinetic muscle strength measurements, and three functional questionnaires. This is the first medium-term follow-up study that has used performance based functional hop tests to evaluate ACL-injured knees in children.
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Injury Prevention workshop program announced
The Scientific Committee is proud to announce a program of 21 different 50-minute workshops for the 2nd World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention
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"Book of the year" – improved and revised
The sports medicine textbook, “Clinical guide to sports injuries”, has received rave reviews from both sides of the Atlantic. Now new editions are published in Spanish and Simplified Chinese.
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“Handball goalie’s elbow” likely due to valgus impact loading
The diagnosis of ‘‘handball goalie’s elbow’’ covers symptoms seen in the elbow of the goalkeepers; pain, weakness, reduced range of motion, apprehension, numbness, swelling, clicking, locking, and instability. It is previously believed that the this injury is caused by excessive hyperextension load. A newly published study co-authored by Lars Engebretsen found, through video analysis, that elbow valgus loading is a more likely cause of this injury.
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The first case report of ACI for the cartilage lesion of the distal tibia
This article presents the first long-term follow-up case report in which autologous chondrocyte transplantation was performed in a distal tibial chondral lesion. The authors found this technique to be a promising treatment option for young patients with massive chondral and osteochondral lesions in the ankle joint.
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The risk of ACL injuries in women's soccer is as high as in women's team handball
Four international studies the last two years have shown high incidences of ACL-injuries in women’s elite soccer ranging from 0.6 to 2.2 injuries per 1000 game hours. This is more than seen in elite team handball in Norway (1.6 per 1000 game hours) considered as a high-risk sport for ACL-injuries.
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The anatomy of the medial part of the knee described precisely for the first time!
The first quantitative anatomy study carried out on the medial aspect of the human knee supplies important information previously not described. This information can be utilized to optimize surgery and rehabilitation of a large number of knee injuries.
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Injury prevention strategy helps cut ACL tears rates 50% and reduces injury risk
In a interview with Orthopaedics Today International, Roald Bahr - co-chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center explains about the multidiciplinary approach of injury prevention rather than injury treatment.