3 Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark Objective To determine benefits and harms of arthroscopic knee surgery involving partial meniscectomy, ...

Background Epidemiological information on injury/illness is required to develop effective injury prevention strategies. Aim To assess the frequency and characteristics of injuries/illnesses (1) in the ...

1 Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Football Research Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden 2 The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden ...

Objective To establish the meaning of the term ‘adherence’ (including conceptual and measurement definitions) in the context of therapeutic exercise (TE) for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Design ...

Correspondence to Dr Roger Hawkes, European Tour Performance Institute, European Tour, Wentworth Drive Virginia Water, Surrey GU25 4LX, UK; RAH{at}wkes.eu The extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscle plays ...

Correspondence to Argyro Kotsifaki, Rehabilitation Department, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar; argyro.kotsifaki{at}aspetar.com Objectives Vertical jump ...

Correspondence to Dr Christian J Barton, La Trobe Sports and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086 ...

Background Sexual and physical abuse have been reported from all levels of sports. Associations between abuse victimization and sports injury have not been fully investigated. Objective To examine the ...

In the UK, when a young person dies suddenly, the coroner is responsible for establishing the cause of death. They will ask a consultant pathologist to carry out an autopsy in order to ascertain when, ...

Correspondence to Dr Laura J Forrest (née Whyte), School of Health and Life Sciences, University of West of Scotland, Lanarkshire G72 0LH, UK; laura.forrest{at}uws.ac.uk Objectives To explore athletes ...

5 Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a well-recognised risk factor for dementia and represents a ...

6 Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences and Keele Clinical Trials Unit, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK The need for pain to be avoided ...