The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a jump-training program on landing mechanics and lower extremity strength in female athletes involved in jumping sports. These parameters were compared before and after training with those of male athletes. The program was designed to decrease landing forces by teaching neuromuscular control of the lower limb during landing and to increase ver...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological data on the occurrence of time-loss injuries over several A-League seasons remains lacking, while the effect of the mandatory implementation of 'Minimum Medical Standards' as a part of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) needs to be explored. OBJECTIVES To explore the 5 year evolution of hamstring, groin, knee, ankle and total time-loss injuries among professi...

BACKGROUND Injuries are common in contact sports like Australian football. The Australian Football League (AFL) has developed an extensive injury surveillance database that can be used for epidemiological studies. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to identify any association between the three most prevalent injuries in the AFL. PATIENTS AND METHODS From the AFL injury surveillance dat...

Medical collateral ligament injuries are among the most common knee injuries for the athletic population. Immobilization once was the accepted course of treatment for MCL injuries but research has demonstrated the ineffectiveness of this approach. The knee is second only to the ankle in frequency of injuries in competitive sports and often more severe. Ruptures to the anterior cruciate ligament...

The medial collateral ligament (MCL) and the posterior oblique ligament (POL) are the main static valgus restraints of the knee.Most isolated medial injuries can be treated with bracing and early knee motion.Combined MCL and ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries can be managed with bracing of the knee followed by a delayed reconstruction of the ACL.Residual medial laxity may be addressed at...

INTRODUCTION Diagnosis and treatment of multiple ligament injuries of the knee remain a real challenge for most surgeons. OBJECTIVE To find out the epidemiological profile of patients surgically treated at a Reference Service with more than one chronic ligament injury in the knee joint. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of a total of 978 operated patients, 109 presented at least two associated ligament...

Questions/purposes: The objectives of this study were (1) tTo offer an algorithm for management of the patient with a multiligamentous injury to the knee .(2) to describe the clinical and functional outcomes of a consecutive series of patients with multiligament knee injuries managed with this approach by a single surgeon (3) to present a novel surgical technique for the treatment of multiligam...

Knee joint strains are common in the knee joint injuries caused by sports project. Knee joint strain refers to subtle nutrition metabolic disorder induced by local fatigue of knee joint and micro-tissue damage caused by different loading cases when anatomical structures of knee joint has excess load in sports. Knee joint strain occurs frequently in causes of transition during acute phase, stop ...

BACKGROUND Acute knee injuries are a common presentation in the primary care setting. The Ottawa knee rules provide guidance on how to identify which cases of knee injury require radiographic investigation. OBJECTIVE This article describes the Ottawa knee rules and outlines their sensitivity, reproducibility and application in the clinical setting. DISCUSSION The Ottawa knee rules are a val...

BACKGROUND Nonoperative treatment of posterolateral knee injuries tends to yield poor results. In patients with chronic posterolateral knee injuries, failure to correct genu varus alignment will often result in failure of the posterolateral knee repair or reconstruction. PURPOSE To prospectively assess the functional outcomes of patients with combined grade 3 posterolateral instability and ge...