Purpose To identify factors predictive of a large labral tear at the time shoulder instability surgery. Methods As part Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) Shoulder Instability cohort, patients undergoing open or arthroscopic surgery for were evaluated. Patients with >270° tears defined as having tears. build logistic regression model tears, Feasible Solutions Algo...

Biathlon is an Olympic winter sport combining the endurance of cross-country skiing with precision rifle shooting. Here, need to prepare body for upcoming events particularly evident. As a high heart rate can be detrimental shooting performance, it might beneficial biathletes decrease their when approaching range, whereas should ideally increased at start and facing uphill section cater physiol...

This project analyses how an IoT-concept for Outdoor Sports, using LPWA technology with reduced power consumption and long-range connectivity, can be developed to address some of the shortcomings of today’s IoT-devices for sports, i.e. Wearables. The project implementation is designed with use of sensors to track relevant data for use cases regarding the safety of outdoor athletes. Outdoor Spor...

OBJECTIVES To examine the incidence and patterns of snow sports injuries at the three largest commercial ski areas in Scotland and to identify factors associated with injury risk. METHODS A prospective case-control study of all injured people at Cairngorm, Glenshee, and Nevis Range ski areas during the 1999-2000 winter season. Personal details, snow sports related variables, diagnosis, and tr...

BACKGROUND Nordic combined (NC) is an Olympic winter-sport performed as a ski jumping (SJ) event followed by a cross-country (XC) pursuit race employing the skating style. PURPOSE To elucidate the associations between sport-specific laboratory capacities and SJ, XC skiing, and overall NC performance in a world-cup NC event. METHODS Twelve international world-cup NC athletes from 8 nations p...

BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are more commonly seen with certain cutting and pivoting sports. However, injury patterns associated with these sports have not been well described. PURPOSE (1) To describe the patient demographics and injury pattern at the time of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) by activities that lead to ACL injuries and (2) to estimate the association of activ...

Skiing is one of the more popular winter sports which may cause injuries. The objective of this study was to identify the most common types of injuries in Iran's largest ski resort. This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 1233 of patients admitted to the Dizin Resort Infirmary in 2008-2009. Obtained data included age, gender, injury type and medical interventions. All data were ...

The present study examined whether gender, type of sport (lean v. non-lean), body dissatisfaction and self esteem were associated with disordered eating behaviors in Division I college athletes. More female than male athletes displayed disordered eating behaviors; approximately one-quarter of the population was at risk for a clinically diagnosable eating disorder. The results also revealed that...