With the Paris Olympics completed, with all its triumphs and heartbreaks, we wonder if there is any more glorious celebration that better encapsulates the power sport has to drive, motivate and unite us?
Before we’re all captivated once again by the Paralympics, here are some of the research papers and articles you may have missed whilst marvelling at the brilliance of human beings —both elite athletes and their support teams—at the culmination of four years of intensive training.
Research, Articles and Podcasts
CARDIOLOGY
Inherited Arrhythmogenic Syndromes – A narrative review in young population: role of genetic diagnosis in exercise recommendations https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/3/e001852
Aortic Stenosis – Impact on outcome of different mechanisms, baseline degree and changes of mitral regurgitation in patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.123.033125
ECG Abnormalities – Enhancing our understanding in male Brazilian football players https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2024/07/15/enhancing-our-understanding-of-ecg-abnormalities-in-male-brazilian-football-players/
Data From the SEEPRED Study – Screening sportsmen and sportswomen over age 35: the relevance of an exercise electrocardiogram. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.14686
IMAGING
Wrist Fractures – Deep learning performance compared to healthcare experts in detection from radiographs: A systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.ejradiology.com/article/S0720-048X(24)00115-3/fulltext
ICM-induced anaphylaxis – Clinical features and risk factors of iodinated contrast media https://www.ejradiology.com/article/S0720-048X(23)00194-8/fulltext
MSK
Shoulder Pain – Is it rotator cuff related? https://x.com/PhysioMeScience/status/1807460064803815648
Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament – Trends in repairs and reconstructions and an analysis between low- and high-volume surgical centres: A 10-Year Study in New York State https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241246811
Hip Distraction – The role of the hip capsule in restoring stability in the initial phase: an in vivo analysis https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241249719
Hamstring Tendon Harvest – Association between knee flexor strength and preservation of the tibial attachment of the sartorial fascia https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241248079
Meniscal Repair – Biomechanical characteristics of all-suture meniscal repair devices compared with PEEK-anchored devices and inside-out suture: A porcine study https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241245127
Anterior Tibial Translation – Evaluation of physiological axial load after ACL reconstruction with lateral extra-articular tenodesis https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241246111
ACL Reconstruction – Comparison of contralateral ACL rupture versus ACL graft rupture in Australian netballers https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241247488
Functional Anterior Cruciate Ligament Braces – A scoping review of clinical practice guidelines and an updated bracing classification https://esskajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ksa.12203
Verasense sensor-assisted total knee arthroplasty – A systematic review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00167-023-07352-9
Plantar Fasciopathy – Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), sham-rESWT versus a standardised exercise programme in combination with advice plus customised foot orthoses: A double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/16/910?
Achilles Tendinopathy – Topical glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) and eccentric exercises in the the NEAT trial: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2024/07/16/bjsports-2023-108043
Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures – A sustained increased incidence, surgical decline and prolonged delay to surgery—a nationwide study of 53 688 ruptures in Sweden https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/3/e001960
GENERAL
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Acute in-competition medical care: a retrospective analysis https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/21/1361
Acute Respiratory Illnesses In Athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by a subgroup of the IOC consensus https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/11/630
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries – Psychological impact and post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology after in baseball players https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241246061
Snowsports – A qualitative study on athletes’ and stakeholders’ perspectives on return-to-sport https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/2/e001967
Shared Decision-Making With Athletes – A survey study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/2/e001913
Return To Rugby Postpartum – Prioritise safety, optimise success! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsc.12144
Injury Prevention In Rugby‐7s: A systematic review and meta‐analysis https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsc.12156
Emergency Action Plan Development and Implementation – National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/59/6/570/501508/National-Athletic-Trainers-Association-Position
Female Soccer Players – Preventing lower extremity injury https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/podiatry/case-study/preventing-lower-extremity-injury-female-soccer-players
Saddle Sores – A pain in the bottom for cyclists of all levels. https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2024/07/12/saddle-sores-a-pain-in-the-bottom-for-cyclists-of-all-levels/
Perceptions Of Pain – To play or not to play: an interview study with amateur football coaches on during sports participation https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/3/e001941
Sports Science Research – Centring the female athlete voice: a modified Delphi survey with Team USA athletes https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2024/07/09/bjsports-2023-107886
Golf – Neuroscience reveals the secrets of better putting: new study https://theconversation.com/golf-neuroscience-reveals-the-secrets-of-better-putting-new-study-235028#Echobox=1721404215
Golf Injuries Infographic – A systematic review in amateur and professional golfers https://x.com/BJSM_BMJ/status/1814353784077721854
RESOURCE ROUND-UP
Some websites, podcasts and resources you might find useful:
What you need to know about golf injuries – Dr Andrew Murray shares his expertise. EP#556 https://bjsmbmj.podbean.com/e/what-you-need-to-know-about-golf-injuries-dr-andrew-murray-shares-his-expertise-ep556-1720779097/
The Throwing Injury Epidemic – With Dr. Robert Bowers and Dr. Jason Zaremski EP#557 https://bjsmbmj.podbean.com/e/the-throwing-injury-epidemic-with-dr-robert-bowers-and-dr-jason-zaremski/
Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilisation – With Author Dr. Andrew Pennock, MD https://hotcorner.libsyn.com/arthroscopic-shoulder-stabilization-in-high-school-football-players-with-author-dr-andrew-pennock-md
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Para and Adaptive Sports Medicine Free Webinar, 27 August 16:00-19:00 (BST) https://bjsmlive.bmj.com/para-and-adaptive-sports-medicine-programme/
RISE @ESC Congress 2024 – A professional development conference for women in cardiology, Thursday, 29 August from 8:30 to 17:30; ExCeL London https://www.escardio.org/Congresses-Events/ESC-Congress/rise-esc-congress-2024
EAPC Sports Cardiology Course, 3rd September, 2024 – In person (London) & virtually https://www.c-r-y.org.uk/eapc-sports-cardiology-course-london/
The Young Athlete’s Hip Conference and Workshops, 25th -26th September 2024; Worcester College, University of Oxford Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre Auditorium and online (live streamed) https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/events/the-young-athletes-hip-conference-and-workshops
Interventional Radiology – Nurses and Radiographer Study Day, Saturday 26 October 2024; Cambridge https://www.mybir.org.uk/l/s/community-event
BASEM 2024 Annual Conference, 7 – 08 November 2024; Coventry Arena https://basem.co.uk/basem-annual-conference-2024/
Soccer Medicine Advanced Course https://www.academiaclinicadragao.com/produto/football-medicine-advanced-course/
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