Objective To estimate knee osteoarthritis (OA) risk following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), meniscus or combined ACL and meniscus injury. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources ...

Objective: To determine the interobserver and intraobserver reliability of the interpretation of MRIs for supraspinatus tendinosis. Methods: In the interobserver trial, the MRIs of 52 athletes’ ...

Objectives To examine the utility of Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT5) subcomponents in differentiating physician diagnosed concussed players from controls. Methods We evaluated 1924 ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) impacts around 9.5 million people (1.9 million people under 20) across the world and is a leading chronic health condition impacting those under the age of 18.1 As the condition ...

Objective To investigate the occurrence and inciting events of hamstring injuries (HSIs) in elite women’s football through video analysis, describing the mechanism, situational patterns and ...

Objective To perform a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis on the effects of all relevant exercise training modes on resting blood pressure to establish optimal antihypertensive exercise ...

Objective The objective of this study is to describe the mechanism of injury and situational patterns (based on ball possession and playing action leading to injury) of severe (lay-off time >28 days) ...

Aim To describe the periodic health evaluation (PHE) practices of the top performing National Olympic Committees (NOCs). Methods We sent a survey to NOCs finishing in the top 8 for medal count at the ...

Objectives —Commercially available football head protectors were tested to determine their impact energy attenuation performance and ability to reduce the likelihood of concussion. Methods ...

Background. Most competitive sports segregate male and female athletes due to biologic differences between the sexes. Because exposure to testosterone in males leads to physiologic advantages in ...

Objectives To determine the effect of arthroscopic capsular shift surgery on pain and functional impairment for people with atraumatic shoulder (glenohumeral) joint instability. Methods We conducted a ...

The evidence that multiple sets of exercise are superior to a single set for maximal strength gains, as suggested by Berger in 1962, is reviewed. The validity and practical significance of Berger's ...