Learning is not only knowledge acquirement; it is about taking action, generating results and mobilising others. An essential component of acquiring knowledge is the willingness to change, reflected in an old New Guinean proverb “Knowledge is only rumour, until it is in the muscle.” With this fundamental idea, the Dutch Association of Sports Medicine (Vereniging voor Sportgeneeskunde)—founded i...

PREAMBLE It is in the nature of medical practice that it is always likely to yield ethical problems because of the role that health, illness and injury play in the lives of patients. Sports physicians can fi nd themselves in particularly diffi cult (though not unique) contexts because of the role of the body in athletic performance, especially at elite and professional levels. Contrary to recen...

Orthopaedic sports medicine is currently a well established subspecialty of orthopaedic surgery in Singapore. It had its beginnings in the late 1960s and has since grown to be one of the major orthopaedic subspecialties. Knee, shoulder and ankle injuries constitute the majority of cases seen by the orthopaedic sports medicine specialists. Significant scientific contributions to the internationa...

Katherine Daniels1, Andrew Franklyn-Miller1,2, Chris Richter1, Enda King1,3 Shane Gore1,5,6, Kieran Moran5,6 and Eanna Falvey1,4 Sports Medicine Research Department, Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin, Ireland1 Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia2 Department of Life Sciences, Roehampton University, UK3 Department of Medicine, University College Cork, I...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Family physicians are expected to be comfortable in treating common sports injuries. Evidence shows a limited level of comfort in treating these injuries in pediatric and internal medicine residents. Studies are lacking, however, in family medicine residents. The purpose of this study is to assess the comfort level of family medicine residents in treating common sports ...

Does Radiofrequency Energy induce Fibroblast Proliferation for Meniscal Repair in Rabbit? Hiroshi Higuchi1,2, Kazuhisa Hatayama2, Masashi Kimura3, Hideomi Watanabe4,2, Kenji Takagishi2 1Orthopaedic Sports Surgery, Asakura Sports Rehabilitation Clinic, Maebasi, Japan; 2Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; 3Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma Sports Medicine ...