News
List of news
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Anatomic medial knee reconstruction recovers knee stability and load distribution
Two femoral tunnels may be necessary to reconstruct both of the medial knee structures and allow early functional range of motion.
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Sports injuries during the Summer Olympic Games 2008
A comprehensive injury surveillance of 92 national teams and a total of 10997 athletes during the Beijing Olympics revealed a high number of injuries that prevented the athlete from participating in competition or training.
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IOC grant to the OSTRC
The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center is one out of four research centers that will receive an IOC grant for research on prevention of injury and protection of athlete health.
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OSTRC in Hong Kong
Dr. Tron Krosshaug, Dr. Kathrin Steffen and PhD student Torbjørn Soligard were recently invited to the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the SMART Convention 2009.
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New consensus statement on concussion in sport
How to handle concussion in sport? Simple sideline assessment tools are now available. These tools will help you to diagnose concussion symptoms and make return-to-sport decisions easier and safer for the athlete.
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Football players are reluctant to recognise that they have experienced a concussion
In two out of three cases of concussion in the Norwegian elite league, the concussion is never recognised and in 70% of the head impact situations the player returns to play immediately.
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The 14th ESSKA congress in Oslo in 2010
From June 9-12, 2010, Oslo will host the 14th ESSKA congress. The 2nd announcement is now ready.
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IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport 2011 deadline
The deadline for proposals for the 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport is November 1st 2009 - act now!
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Prevention of ACL injuries: how, when and who?
In a new editorial, important questions concerning ACL injury prevention is discussed.
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You can make a difference!
In a recent KSSTA editorial, Prof. Lars Engebretsen highlights the necessity of sports injury prevention rather than "a quick fix" when the damage is done.