O n October 31, 1517, Martin Luther protested the role of the church in society by posting his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. These theses were widely disseminated and led to a reformation in religious practice that echoes to this day. Currently, we are at a crossroad of sport and exercise medicine (SEM) as a specialty. There are many threats to its viability and an i...

Diagnostic ultrasound has in recent years been shown to be an extremely versatile and cost eVective tool in the assessment of a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries and diseases. For superficial soft tissue structures such as the Achilles, patellar, rotator cuV, and plantar aponeurotic tendons, high resolution high frequency diagnostic ultrasound, in the hands of an appropriately trained sono...

1 Endurance Research Group, University of Kent, Chatham, United Kingdom, 2 Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar, United States Anti-Doping Agency, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, 4 Anti-Doping Denmark, Brøndby, Denmark, 5 LMAHESS Nice, France and Monaco Institute of Sports Medicine and Surgery, University Cote d’Azur, Monaco, France, 6 KIHU—Research Institute for O...

Non-communicable disease is a leading threat to global health. Physical inactivity is a large contributor to this problem; in fact, the WHO ranks it as the fourth leading risk factor for overall morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Canada, at least 4 of 5 adults do not meet the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines of 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week. Physicians play ...

T he practice of sports medicine in 2011 is fascinating. The advancement of disciplines like tissue engineering has expanded our armamentarium tremendously. Along with the typical orthopaedic toolbox of metal plates, rods, methylmethacrylate, and polyethylene comes synthetic membranes, biologic scaffolds, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and stem cell treatments. To some extent, we can already biolo...

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Performance-enhancing drugs, ergogenic aids, or sports supplements have been a part of sports since sporting competition began and likely always will be. Considered cheating by purists and necessary by some athletes, we must accept the fact that they are used, understand why they are used, and study how to prevent their use to institute change. This article summarizes current information regard...

Medical Genetics has long been a part of the undergraduate curriculum and is a rapidly increasing component of postgraduate training at all levels, in all specialities. Ian Young has provided a textbook which will delight both undergraduate and postgraduate readers. There are many textbooks which claim to cover essential medical genetic teaching, but many of these are too big, too detailed and ...

Meniscal allograft transplantation has emerged as a successful treatment option for select patients with meniscal deficiencies. Meniscal transplants have been performed with concomitant realignment and instability procedures with success, and recent studies have shown that concomitant cartilage restoration offers good outcomes for patients with focal, full-thickness cartilage lesions. Meniscal ...

Professor Nicola Maffulli is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Sports Injury Surgeon and has published over 800 peer reviewed articles in scientific journals and 12 books on Orthopaedic Surgery and in Sports Medicine. Professor Maffulli has a particular scientific interest in the physiopathology of sports injuries, including anterior cruciate ligament and tendon injuries, and great expertise in arth...