Design Systematic review with random-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression. Study eligibility criteria Online databases were searched from database inception until 12 January 2024. Randomised ...

Background Identification of high-risk sports, including their most common and severe injuries and illnesses, will facilitate the identification of sports and athletes at risk at an early stage. Aim ...

3 Department of Surgery, Anaesthesiology, Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden 4 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ...

Correspondence to Dr Song Brian Byung, Department of Special Education, Dankook University, Yongin-si, Suji-gu, Jukjeon-ro, 152, Education Hall 515, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; songbh{at}dankook.ac.kr Purpose ...

It is well documented that exercise performance is greatly influenced by nutrition. The key factor in coping with the heavy demands of exercise faced by elite athletes seems to be carbohydrate intake.

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether ACL injury (ACLi) or meniscal injury increases the risk of end-stage osteoarthritis (OA) resulting in total knee replacement (TKR). Methods ...

It was Hippocrates who stated ‘First, do no harm’, and we believe the sentiment of this medical principle is one that every researcher should embody when conducting research on interpersonal violence ...

Acute hamstring injuries are the most prevalent muscle injuries reported in sport. Despite a thorough and concentrated effort to prevent and rehabilitate hamstring injuries, injury occurrence and ...

Objective To study the injury characteristics in professional football and to follow the variation of injury incidence during a match, during a season and over consecutive seasons. Design Prospective ...

Correspondence to Professor Thomas Gronwald, Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg 20457, Germany; ...

Correspondence to: R van Deursen School of Healthcare Studies, Ty Dewi Sant, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, UK; vandeursenr{at}cardiff.ac.uk Methods: A longitudinal study was ...

Objective To examine the effect of gender affirming hormones on athletic performance among transwomen and transmen. Methods We reviewed fitness test results and medical records of 29 transmen and 46 ...