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Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for ankle syndesmosis injury

Objective Our aim was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the clinical presentation of ankle syndesmosis injury and four common clinical diagnostic tests. Design Cross-sectional diagnostic ...
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Physiological characteristics of junior and senior rugby league players

Objectives: To investigate the physiological characteristics of subelite junior and senior rugby league players and establish performance standards for these athletes. Methods: A total of 159 junior ...
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Do mouthguards prevent concussion?

Neurologist and Sports Physician Centre for Sports Medicine Research and Education and the Brain Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052 ...
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Epidemiology of knee injuries: diagnosis and triage

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Musculoskeletal injury profiles in professional Women’s Tennis Association players

Objective The physical demands of professional tennis combined with high training/match loads can contribute to musculoskeletal injury. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe the type, ...
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Do female elite athletes experience more complicated childbirth than non-athletes? A case–control study

Correspondence to Thorgerdur Sigurdardottir, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík 101, Iceland; th.sigurdardottir{at}gmail.com Objective Previous studies ...
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Statin wars: have we been misled about the evidence? A narrative review

Statins are the most widely prescribed, cholesterol-lowering drugs in the world. Despite the expiration of their patents, revenue for statins is expected to rise, with total sales on track to reach an ...
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Effect of dry needling of gluteal muscles on straight leg raise: a randomised, placebo controlled, double blind trial

2 Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia 3 British Journal of Sports Medicine, Centre for Sports Medicine Research and ...
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2.15 Reliability of the standardized assessment of reaction time (StART): translating functional reaction time from the lab to the clinic

Objective Reaction time is commonly impaired following concussion, but recent work indicates current clinical reaction time measures lack sport-related applicability. We aimed to determine the ...
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Ultrasound-guided shoulder girdle injections are more accurate and more effective than landmark-guided injections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Dr Abdel-Rahman Aly, Health Pointe—Pain, Spine and Sports Medicine, Division Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alberta, Suite # 710-11010 101 St NW, Edmonton, ...
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What's the big deal about T-wave inversion in athletes? A guide to clinical interpretation

2 Research Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK 3 Research Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Canberra, Australia The ...
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090 Joint hypermobility in athletes is associated with shoulder injury and shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Joint hypermobility in athletes is associated with increased risk of knee injuries, but currently it is unclear if joint hypermobility is associated with increased risk of shoulder injuries ...