Injuries of the sporting knee

Injuries of the sporting knee

The declaration of a special interest in sports medicine and particularly an interest in sports orthopaedics reveals a referral base which includes knee injury as the most common presentation. Over the next four journal issues, this series will examine the general pattern of acute injuries followed by the more specific topics of instability, patellar dislocation, patellar tendon lesions, menisc...

Sporting injuries to the temporomandibular joint.

August/September 2012 202 : VOLUME 58 (4) Introduction While some of injuries to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are of an acute nature, they may resolve relatively quickly and with limited treatment. A small number of acute injuries do not resolve fully and become chronic. Chronic injuries may be characterised by persistent pain and limited function, requiring long-term therapies to restore ...

Injuries of the Knee Joint

Injuries of the Knee Joint

Effect of warming up on knee proprioception before sporting activity.

BACKGROUND It is now generally accepted that the ligamentous structures of the knee not only act as mechanical restraints but also have a neurophysiological role in joint function and protection. A report that knee joint laxity increases with exercise raised the question as to whether there is any compensatory change in joint position appreciation. OBJECTIVE To test whether there is a compens...