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Abstract and early registration deadline is February 1st, 2005!!!
You do not want to miss this opportunity! An extensive three-day program is ready. A spectacular line-up of no less than 76 internationally renowned invited speakers has agreed to come to Oslo in June to share their experience with injury prevention in sport. Spectacular social events have been planned to enjoy the sunny Scandinavian midsummer evenings with colleagues and friends. You can even sign up for post-congress tours to experience the famous fjord country and Midnight sun!
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The worlds first national cruciate ligament registry is established
There are large variations in how anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are treated. The long term outcomes from ACL surgery are uncertain, especially when it comes to the effect of ACL surgery on the development of osteoarthritis in the knee. There are no agreements on if the athlete should return to his sport and if thats the case when it should occur. This is one of the questions we hope to answer now that the worlds first national cruciate ligament registry is established after an initiative from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC).
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ISAKOS -course in Advanced Arthroscopic Surgery
In collaboration with ISAKOS, the Advanced course in arthroscopic surgery will be arranged in Hotel Tott in Åre, Sweden, March 17-21, 2004.
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New paper - Effective hamstrings strength training program
In a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, Mjølsnes and co-workers from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center show that a program using the Nordic hamstring training exercise for 10 weeks more effectively develops maximal eccentric hamstrings strength in well-trained soccer players than a comparable program based on traditional hamstring curls.
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Balance board training is effective for the prevention of ankle sprains.
A new study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine by Evert Verhagen (who has been a visiting scientist at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center during the fall of 2002) proves that proprioceptive balance board training is effective for the prevention of recurrent ankle sprains. A one season proprioceptive balance board training programme that was incorporated in the training routine of 66 Dutch volleyball teams significantly reduced the incidence of ankle sprains when compared to a control group of 50 similar Dutch volleyball teams.
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Árni Árnason soon to defend his PhD dissertation!
Arni Árnason will defend his PhD-dissertation: "Injuries in football; Risk factors, injury mechanisms, team performance and prevention" for the degree Doctor Scientiarum at Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, the Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education on monday the 6th of September, 2004.
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Injury mechanisms for ACL injuries
According to a new research study published in the June issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine, there are consistent characteristics for the mechanisms for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The study was done as a systematic analysis of video tapes from actual ACL injury situations in Norwegian and international female team handball. It shows that ACL injuries mainly occurred in a plant and cut moves or one-leg landings, resulting in a forceful valgus collapse with the knee close to full extension combined with external or internal rotation of lower leg, without direct contact with other players.
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Preliminary program & Second Announcement already ready!
The program is ready!!! A spectacular line-up of no less than 76 internationally respected speakers from 13 countries has lined up to make the 1st World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention next year a truly memorable event. We invite you to join us in beautiful Oslo to enjoy a spectacular scientific program. Dont miss it!
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Knee injuries - one in ten patients has a significant articular cartilage lesion
The incidence of articular cartilage lesions with knee injuries has been poorly documented previously. This is why Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center did a prospective registration of cartilage lesions in knees subjected to knee arthroscopy during a 6 months period by three hospitals in Oslo. This study is published in the January issue of American Journal of Sport Medicine and demonstrates that 11 % of the patients has a cartilage lesion which may be suitable for cartilage repair procedures.
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Messner price 2004 new Scandinavian Science Award
Physical therapists Odd-Egil Olsen and Grethe Myklebust from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center at the Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education were selected for the Messner price 2004 during the 7th Scandinavian Congress on Medical Science in Sports in Stockholm for the best scientific article published during 2003 in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.