News
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Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center at Aspetar
Researchers from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center have just come back from an eventful trip from Aspetar Orthopedic & Sports medicine Hospital in Qatar, where they were invited to the first Aspetar Injury & Illness Prevention Conference.
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Surprising results of high ambulatory blood pressure among professional football players
Almost by coincidence and for the first time, researchers detected hypertension - both night and day - in professional football players in Norway. These striking data are now published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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High blood pressure seems to be associated with increased cardiac risk in professional football players
Despite of a low prevalence of hypertension in professional football players, new data published in Journal of Hypertension indicate a novel association between elevated blood pressure and reduced arterial compliance, increased left ventricle mass and left atrium volume even in young athletes.
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A non-operative treatment algorithm may be appropriate for ACL injured children
In a new article published in British Journal of Sports Medicine, the knee function of ACL-injured children (<13 yrs) was evaluated to be excellent for most of the non-operated children in a 2-year follow-up.
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Sustained 50% reduction in ACL injury risk in Norwegian handball
Great news from female handball in new study published in British Journal of Sports Medicine. The risk of ACL injury has remained low through a nationwide campaign, focusing on the coach as the key partner.
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Register for the 5th IOC Advanced Team Physician Course 2013
The registration for the 2013 IOC Advanced Team Physician Course is now open. Welcome to Sweden and Saltsjöbaden, 22-24 May!
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Technique explains knee loading in sidestep cutting
After studying the sidestep cutting technique of Norway’s best female handball players, OSTRC researchers identified the safest sidestep cutting technique: Land on your toes, use a knee-over-toe position and perform narrow cuts!
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Stricter rule enforcement reduced head injuries in professional football
A recent study from the OSTRC published in British Journal of Sports Medicine could reveal a 28% reduction in arm-to-head incidents after introducing a stricter interpretation of the rules in Norwegian professional male football.
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Significant increase of high-risk play over a 10-yr period
A new study published based on more than 600 hours of video analyses from matches in the 2000 and 2010 Norwegian professional male league revealed a significant increase of high-risk injury situations over the 10 years observation period.
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Lars Engebretsen co-winner of the Orthopaedic Nobel Prize award
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation has awarded the highly competitive and prestigious 2013 OREF Clinical Research Award to professor Robert F. LaPrade and his co-workers for the paper on “Improving Outcomes for Posterolateral Knee Injuries”.