discussion the prevalence of mtss was relatively lower in this study comparing to other studies on military personnel. it was not probably due to type of military shoes or exercise area surface (none of them were standardized); it could be due to low intensity trainings and the long intervals between training sessions. results data of all the 181 subjects with the mean age of 30.7 ± 4.68 years ...

abstract objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between core stability and lower extremity injuries in female athletes through functional tests. decreased core stability has been suggested to contribute to the etiology of lower extremity injuries. so far researches had been used non-functional tests to assess the core stability. material and methods: fifty col...

conclusions extremity injuries especially open fractures of lower limbs account for the majority of hospitalized victims. compartment syndrome is one of the main problems that should be addressed. our study demonstrates that people still need more education regarding earthquakes and the government should direct more attention to this issue. results in this study, there were 105 females (52.5%) ...

OBJECTIVE Extremity injuries account for the majority of wounds incurred during US armed conflicts. Information regarding the severity and short-term outcomes of patients with extremity wounds, however, is limited. The aim of the present study was to describe patients with battlefield extremity injuries in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and to compare characteristics of extremity injury patients...

background: the purpose of this study was to determine changes in sole arch index and their effects on non-contact lower-extremity injury rates among male karateka. materials and methods: forty-five male karateka with knee or ankle injuries were chosen from 288 male athletes attending 6 athletic clubs in kerman-iran. injury-related data were collected via a data recording sheet and sole arch in...

background selection of anesthetic approach for lower extremity operations is often a controversial issue for anesthesiologists. objectives the aim of this study was to compare the incidence and severity of back pain between general and spinal anesthesia, and to find effective factors in developing postoperative back pain. patients and methods in a randomized clinical trail, 148 patients with e...