Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
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To describe the epidemiology of fractures among US high school athletes participating in 9 popular sports. ⋯ Fractures are a major concern for US high school athletes. They can severely affect the athlete's ability to continue sports participation and can impose substantial medical costs on the injured athletes' families. Targeted, evidence-based, effective fracture prevention programs are needed.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of 3 airway access techniques during suspected spine injury management in American football.
To determine how head movement and time to access airway were affected by 3 emergency airway access techniques used in American football. ⋯ The PMI technique should be used to gain rapid airway access when managing a football athlete experiencing respiratory arrest in the presence of a suspected cervical spine injury. In the event the athlete does not present with respiratory arrest, the facemask may be removed carefully with a pocket mask ready. Medical professionals must be familiar with differences in equipment and the effects these may have on the management of the spine-injured athlete.
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To compare the effectiveness of supervised exercise therapy with usual care on self-reported recovery, pain, and function in persons with patellofemoral pain syndrome. ⋯ Supervised exercise therapy improved patients' pain at rest and during activity, and self-reported function improved faster than with no supervised intervention. The patients' perception of recovery from patellofemoral pain syndrome was not greater among the supervised exercise group.
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To critically evaluate the evidence for the use of physical examination procedures for diagnosing superior labrum anterior posterior (SLAP) lesions, by means of a systematic review. ⋯ The accuracy of Speed's and Yergason's tests for diagnosing a SLAP lesion was poor in the only methodologically robust study reviewed. The likelihood ratios for these tests could not rule in, or rule out, the presence of a SLAP lesion when compared with arthroscopic results. Assessments of numerous other tests could not be considered valid because of the serious shortcomings in the studies' methods.
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To investigate how self-reported sport-related concussion history affects health-related quality of life in collegiate athletes. ⋯ Results suggest that a collegiate athlete's perception of bodily pain, vitality, social functioning, and headache is adversely affected by previous sport-related concussions. However, by incorporating general and specific outcome measures into the standard evaluation of sport-related concussion, the clinician can better determine how the athlete is responding to treatment and recovery.