PREVENTION OF KNEE INJURIES USING TEAM SPORTS IN THE AGED POPULATION

Knee Dislocations in Sports Injuries

Knee dislocations are devastating when they occur on the athletic field or secondary to motor sports. The complexity of presentation and spectrum of treatment options makes these injuries unique and extremely challenging to even the most experienced knee surgeons. An astute appreciation of the treatment algorithm is essential to plan individualized management since no two complex knee dislocati...

The Epidemiology of Children's Team Sports Injuries.

The prevention of sports injuries in children.

With the explosion of the number of youth participating in sports activities has come an epidemic of injuries. Myriad factors make their prevention a great challenge for society. This article presents an overview of statistics, factors contributing to sports injuries, a review of significant prevention efforts, barriers to prevention, and recommendations for the future.

Sports Injuries of the Knee Ligaments

Forty-six patients were entered into a prospective clinical and stress radiographic study done to assess the value of acute surgical treatment of injuries to the knee ligaments sustained during sports activities. After an average follow-up period of 51/2 years (range 4-61/2 years) medial instability was found only in two patients, both of whom were in the group with isolated rupture of the medi...

Sports - Related Knee Injuries in Female Athletes

Dugan SA: Sports-related knee injuries in female athletes: What gives? Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2005;84:122–130. Knee injuries occur commonly in sports, limiting field and practice time and performance level. Although injury etiology relates primarily to sports specific activity, female athletes are at higher risk of knee injury than their male counterparts in jumping and cutting sports. Particula...