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Research recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), compared magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of male and female athletes with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries with those of athletes who participated in similar, at-risk sports but without a history of ligament injury.

The study found that most of the women (those who had ACL injuries and those who did not) and only the ACL-injured men shared a common geometry on the outside of their knee joint: The upper part of their shin bone at the joint (tibial plateau) was much shorter and more rounded. This may help to explain why women have an ACL injury rate that is two-to-five times greater than that of men.

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ACL reconstruction delay in children may lead to higher rates of associated knee injuries
Source: Medical News Today

Kids treated more than 150 days after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury have higher rates of other knee injuries, including medial meniscal tears, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.

The study also demonstrated a relationship of age with children more than 15 years old having a higher rate of medial femoral chondral injury. Neither gender nor sport played during injury was found to be associated with an increased rate of injury in the study.

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A new angle on tennis injuries offered by markerless motion capture
Source: MedicalNewsToday

"The potential for markerless motion capture in medicine is vast and exciting, because it can quantify how a person moves without the need to attach electronic markers or other equipment to their body," Sheets said. "People can move naturally, and in a natural setting outside of a laboratory."

The study examined the difference in body positioning for the three serves. Researchers measured the distance between the vertical center line of a player's body and the hitting surface of the racquet when the player hit the ball. For the kick serve, players swung the racquet closer to the center - about 21 cm (8 inches) and 16 cm (6 inches) closer than for the flat serve and slice serve, respectively. The players also extended the racquet farther behind them for the kick serve: 8 cm (3 inches) farther than for the flat serve.

Those measurements suggest that the kick serve generates larger forces on muscles crossing the shoulder joint than the other two serves, which could promote injury, Sheets said.

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Common Diving Injuries
Source: www.diving.isport.com

Diving is a very safe and fun sport. Many athletes can go an entire career unscathed by major injury. However, injuries can occur—from minor smacks in the water to more serious, chronic damage—so it is important to be prepared for any setbacks.

This guide details the most common injuries, how they develop, and how you can prevent getting hurt in the first place.

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