Non-contact ACL injuries in female athletes: an International Olympic Committee current concepts statement

P Renstrom, A Ljungqvist, E Arendt… - British journal of sports …, 2008 - bjsm.bmj.com
The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury remains high in young athletes.
Because female athletes have a much higher incidence of ACL injuries in sports such as …

Anterior cruciate ligament tear

KP Spindler, RW Wright - New England Journal of Medicine, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
Foreword This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical
problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of …

Neuromuscular training and the risk of leg injuries in female floorball players: cluster randomised controlled study

K Pasanen, J Parkkari, M Pasanen, H Hiilloskorpi… - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Objective To investigate whether a neuromuscular training programme is effective in
preventing non-contact leg injuries in female floorball players. Design Cluster randomised …

Muscle strength and functional performance in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury treated with training and surgical reconstruction or training only: a two to …

E Ageberg, R Thomeé, C Neeter… - Arthritis Care & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To study muscle strength and functional performance in patients with anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) injury with or without surgical reconstruction 2 to 5 years after injury …

Type I collagen α1 Sp1 polymorphism and the risk of cruciate ligament ruptures or shoulder dislocations

S Khoschnau, H Melhus, A Jacobson… - … American journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Cruciate ligament ruptures and shoulder dislocations are often caused by
trauma, but predisposing intrinsic factors might also influence the risk. These injuries are …

Animal models of osteoarthritis

CB Little, MM Smith - Current Rheumatology Reviews, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
The complex pathobiologic changes of human joint disease, particularly osteoarthritis (OA),
normally take several decades to develop and may be influenced by a multitude of genetic …

[HTML][HTML] The acutely ACL injured knee assessed by MRI: are large volume traumatic bone marrow lesions a sign of severe compression injury?

RB Frobell, HP Roos, EM Roos… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To map by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and quantitative MRI (qMRI)
concomitant fractures and meniscal injuries, and location and volume of traumatic bone …

New horizons and perspectives in the treatment of osteoarthritis

F Berenbaum - Arthritis research & therapy, 2008 - Springer
Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly prevalent worldwide and is associated with a significant
economic burden. Despite the increasing number of patients with OA, treatments to manage …

Arthroscopic and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of meniscus lesions in the chronic anterior cruciate ligament–deficient knee

S Naranje, R Mittal, H Nag, R Sharma - Arthroscopy: The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We performed this prospective study to evaluate the incidence of meniscus tears
arthroscopically and the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting …

Radiographic joint space narrowing in osteoarthritis of the knee: relationship to meniscal tears and duration of pain

WP Chan, GS Huang, SM Hsu, YC Chang, WP Ho - Skeletal Radiology, 2008 - Springer
Objective The objective of this study was to assess, with knee radiography, joint space
narrowing (JSN) and its relationship to meniscal tears, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) …