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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.
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Are the referees doing their job in high-risk situations in soccer?
The decisions made by Norwegian elite referees in injury situations were in accordance with the Laws of the Game, according to a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in January 2004 by the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Video analysis of the mechanisms for ankle injuries in soccer
Systematic analysis of videos of ankle injuries provides detailed information on the injury mechanisms - both for lateral ligament sprains and for the condition dubbed footballers ankle. Mainly, ankle injuries occur in tackling duels and most often the injured player is tackled late from the side, according a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in January 2004 in the American Journal of Sports Medicine
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New report - Physical Fitness, Injuries, and Team Performance in Soccer
According to a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in the February 2004 volume of the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the relationship between player fitness and team success is not very strong. Teams with a higher jumping ability and leg extensor power did better in the league, while there was no such relationship with endurance. However, there was a strong trend showing a lesser chance of team success among the teams that incurred more injuries during the season.
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Highly increased risk of contralateral tendon rupture after Achilles tendon rupture
Rupture of the midsubstance of the Achilles tendon typically occurred in a 30-40 year-old male recreational athlete. The most common treatment is surgical suturing the rupture tendon end to end, despite this a certain proportion of the patients do have post-injury problems. In order to prevent this kind of injury exact knowledge of the risk factors is needed and in this area there is certainly a lack of knowledge today. A new study published in the February issue of Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports it is shown that this injury indicate a risk of 176 times to also have a contralateral rupture. If this increased risk is linked to specific sports activities or it is genetic factor involved is unknown today.
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New report on low back pain in endurance sports
During recent years, as many as five Norwegian Olympic medal winners in cross-country skiing have undergone surgery because of low back pain. Based on these high-profile cases it has been speculated that low back injury may represent an occupational hazard for cross-country skiing on the elite level. A new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in the new issue of Spine compares the prevalence of low back pain between endurance sports with different loading characteristics on the spine: Cross-country skiing, rowing, and orienteering. The results show that symptoms were somewhat more common in skiing and rowing, and that they were related to training load and technique.
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New report - Risk factors for injuries in football
According to a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in the January Supplement of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, increased age and previous injuries were found to be the main risk factors for injuries in elite male football players.
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New Book on Volleyball Medicine
Volleyball, edited by Jonathan C. Reeser MD PhD and Roald Bahr MD PhD, has recently been released by Blackwell Publishing.
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Grethe Myklebust soon to defend her PhD dissertation!
Grethe Myklebust will as the first PhD-candidate from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center defend her dissertation.