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Superior compliance with a neuromuscular training programme is associated with fewer ACL injuries and fewer acute knee injuries in female adolescent football players: secondary ...

1 Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden 2 Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 3 Department of ...
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BJSM Key Publishing Resources

All of British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)'s key resources for publishing can be found here.
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Injury and injury rates in Muay Thai kick boxing

Correspondence to: Mr Malik, Department of Orthopaedics. Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 2LP, UK hammymalik{at}hotmail.com Objective—To determine the type and number of ...
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Systematic review of musculoskeletal injuries in professional golfers

Objective The distribution of injuries affecting professional golfers is yet to be fully understood. We performed a systematic review of the clinical literature to establish the epidemiology of ...
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The impact of short periods of match congestion on injury risk and patterns in an elite football club

Background The effect of fixture congestion on injury rates and patterns has received scarce attention in elite football and existing investigations have not accounted for player rotation or examined ...
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Analysing the protective potential of padded soccer goalkeeper shorts

Objective In this study, the potential of currently available padded soccer goalkeeper shorts to prevent hip injuries sustained in side jumps was investigated. Design Within the scope of this study, a ...
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Mechanisms of non-contact ACL injuries

In soccer one of the most common knee injuries is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, which usually occurs through non-contact mechanisms. Female soccer players are at higher risk of sustaining ...
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Sidestep cutting technique and knee abduction loading: implications for ACL prevention exercises

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Eirik Kristianslund, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, PB ...
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Effect of exercise-induced dehydration on endurance performance: evaluating the impact of exercise protocols on outcomes using a meta-analytic procedure

Objective It is purported that exercise-induced dehydration (EID), especially if ≥ 2% bodyweight, impairs endurance performance (EP). Field research shows that athletes can achieve outstanding EP ...
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2016 consensus statement of the International Ankle Consortium: prevalence, impact and long-term consequences of lateral ankle sprains

The Executive Committee of the International Ankle Consortium presents this 2016 position paper with recommendations for information implementation and continued research based on the paradigm that ...
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Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To evaluate prevention strategies, their unintended consequences and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussion (SRC) and/or head impact risk. Design This systematic review and ...