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The UEFA injury study: 11-year data concerning 346 MCL injuries and time to return to play

Background Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury is the most common knee ligament injury in professional football. Aim To investigate the rate and circumstances of MCL injuries and development over ...
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Causal inference in physical activity epidemiology research: an opportunity for better evidence

Decades of research have established a significant link between physical activity and health, influencing agenda setting, policy making and community awareness.1–4 However, the field continues to ...
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Muscle metabolism changes with age and maturation: How do they relate to youth sport performance?

1 Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK 2 Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British ...
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Injuries at the Whistler Sliding Center: a 4-year retrospective study

5 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Correspondence to Dr PA Cripton, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British ...
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596 EP056 – Prophylactic interventions for ACL ruptures in female athletes: a case study from U20 women’s rugby

Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures, common in pivot-contact sports, necessitate frequent repair in sports medicine. Objective The study underscores the imperative for prophylactic ...
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Injury epidemiology in professional ballet: a five-season prospective study of 1596 medical attention injuries and 543 time-loss injuries

Correspondence to Adam M Mattiussi, Faculty of Sport, Allied Health and Performance Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London, UK; Mattiussi.adam{at}gmail.com Objectives To describe the ...
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Long-term leisure-time physical activity and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: dose–response associations in a prospective cohort study of 210 327 Taiwanese adults

2 CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain Objectives We aimed to investigate the dose–response associations of long-term leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) obtained from ...
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Effectiveness of foot orthoses for the prevention of lower limb overuse injuries in naval recruits: a randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to Mr Daniel R Bonanno, Discipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia; d.bonanno{at}latrobe.edu.au Objectives To evaluate the ...
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Greater trochanteric pain syndrome: defining the clinical syndrome

1 Department of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, ANU Medical School, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 Department of Surgery, Trauma and ...
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If we build it together, will they use it? A mixed-methods study evaluating the implementation of Prep-to-Play PRO: an injury prevention programme for women’s elite ...

Correspondence to Dr Andrea M Bruder, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia; a.bruder{at}latrobe.edu.au Objectives We evaluated ...
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Letting the cat out of the bag: athletes, coaches and physiotherapists share their perspectives on injury prevention in elite sports

Objectives To explore how sports injury prevention takes place in elite sport practice and to describe the perspectives of athletes, coaches and physiotherapists regarding the most critical factors ...
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IOC consensus paper on the use of platelet-rich plasma in sports medicine

Correspondence to Professor Lars Engebretsen, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo 0608, Norway; ...