Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSIs) are expected consequences of participation in sports-related occupations like basketball given that it is a contact sport with complex movements include jumps, turns, and quick changes direction.

OBJECTIVE To examine the mechanisms of injury for concussions in university football, ice hockey, and soccer. DESIGN Prospective analysis. SETTING McGill University. PATIENTS All athletes participating in varsity football, ice hockey, and soccer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Athletes participating in university varsity football, ice hockey, and soccer were followed prospectively to determine t...

Study Design Survey. Objective Sports-related spinal cord injury (SCI) represents a growing proportion of total SCIs but lacks evidence or guidelines to guide clinical decision-making on return to play (RTP). Our objective is to offer the treating physician a consensus analysis of expert opinion regarding RTP that can be incorporated with the unique factors of a case for clinical decision-makin...

Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) or concussive injury affects 1.7 million Americans annually, of which 300,000 are due to recreational activities and contact sports, such as football, rugby, and boxing[1]. Finding the neuroanatomical correlates of brain TBI non-invasively and precisely is crucial for diagnosis and prognosis. Several studies have shown the influence of traumatic brain injury (...

OBJECTIVE Recent reports suggest that exposure to repetitive concussions in sports is associated with an increased risk of symptoms of distress, anxiety and depression, sleep disturbance or substance abuse/dependence (typically referred as symptoms of common mental disorders[CMD]) and of later development of neurodegenerative disease, in particular chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The pr...

BACKGROUND No information is available concerning patients' sports activity after hip resurfacing arthroplasty. HYPOTHESIS Patients treated by hip resurfacing arthroplasty will be able to achieve a high level of sports activity. STUDY DESIGN Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS We surveyed 112 patients by postal questionnaire to determine their sporting activities at a mean of 23.5 ...

The International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) calls attention to the fact that, while injuries in sports can be relatively frequent, they are almost completely preventable. Loss of sight, even in one eye, involves changes in lifestyle for the individual and serious financial and social consequences both for the individual and for society as a whole. It is imperative that sport eye inju...