Warm up:

"Elementary, my dear Watson"

P McCrory

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 283-284.

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Leaders:

NSAIDs in osteoarthritis: irreplaceable or troublesome guidelines? • Commentary

J Bjordal and P G Conaghan

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 285-286. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.021691

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Original articles:

A comparison of estimated maximal oxygen uptake in 9 and 10 year old schoolchildren in Tanzania and Norway

A Aandstad, S Berntsen, R Hageberg, L Klasson-Heggebø, and S A Anderssen

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 287-292. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.020040

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Relation between preferred and optimal cadences during two hours of cycling in triathletes • Commentary

S Argentin, C Hausswirth, T Bernard, F Bieuzen, J-M Leveque, A Couturier, R Lepers, and F Vercruyssen

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 293-298. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.020487

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Dance training intensity at 11–14 years is associated with femoral torsion in classical ballet dancers • Commentary

D Hamilton, P Aronsen, J H Løken, I M Berg, R Skotheim, D Hopper, A Clarke, N K Briffa, and K J Crichton

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 299-303. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.020941

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Epidemiology of injuries and illnesses in America’s Cup yacht racing • Commentary • Commentary

V J Neville, J Molloy, J H M Brooks, D B Speedy, G Atkinson, T Spalding, and J B Allen

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 304-312. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.021477

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Serum concentrations of two biochemical markers of brain tissue damage S-100B and neurone specific enolase are increased in elite female soccer players after a competitive game

B-M Stålnacke, A Ohlsson, Y Tegner, and P Sojka

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 313-316. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.021584

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Soft tissue neck lumps in rugby union players • Commentary • Commentary • Commentary

J Dearing, J Best, N Henderson, and J S Delaney

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 317-319. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.022210

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Core temperature and hydration status during an Ironman triathlon • Commentary • Commentary

P B Laursen, R Suriano, M J Quod, H Lee, C R Abbiss, K Nosaka, D T Martin, D Bishop, K Sharwood, and T Noakes

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 320-325. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.022426

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Effects of the new karate rules on the incidence and distribution of injuries • Commentary

J Macan, D Bundalo-Vrbanac, G Romic, and G Critchley

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 326-330. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.022459

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Left ventricular chamber size predicts the race time of Japanese participants in a 100 km ultramarathon • Commentary

J Nagashima, H Musha, H Takada, M Murayama, and T Venckunas

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 331-333. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.022673

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Sports injuries: population based representative data on incidence, diagnosis, sequelae, and high risk groups • Commentary

S Schneider, B Seither, S Tönges, H Schmitt, and M Zimmermann-Stenzel

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 334-339. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.022889

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Development of the interval endurance capacity in elite and sub-elite youth field hockey players

M T Elferink-Gemser, C Visscher, M A J van Duijn, and K A P M Lemmink

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 340-345. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.023044

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Incidence of sports injuries in elite competitive and recreational windsurfers

R Dyson, M Buchanan, and T Hale

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 346-350. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.023077

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Reversal in fatigued athletes of a defect in interferon secretion after administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus

R L Clancy, M Gleeson, A Cox, R Callister, M Dorrington, C D’Este, G Pang, D Pyne, P Fricker, and A Henriksson

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 351-354. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.024364

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Angiogenic effect of intramuscular administration of basic fibroblast growth factor in atrophied muscles: an experimental study in the rat • Commentary

A Efthimiadou, N K Nikolettos, M Lambropoulou, N Papadopoulos, E Kontoleon, and K Kallaras

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 355-358. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.024455

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Proton pump inhibition prevents gastrointestinal bleeding in ultramarathon runners: a randomised, double blinded, placebo controlled study • Commentary • Commentary • Commentary

M Thalmann, G H Sodeck, S Kavouras, A Matalas, K Skenderi, N Yannikouris, H Domanovits, A Rao, S Simons, and E Yazaki

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 359-362. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.024463

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Use of ß₂ agonists in sport: are the present criteria right? • Commentary

J Naranjo Orellana, R A Centeno Prada, M D Carranza Márquez, and J Ribas

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 363-366. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.024513

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Attitudes towards exercise and physical activity behaviours in Greek schoolchildren after a year long health education intervention

A D Christodoulos, H T Douda, M Polykratis, and S P Tokmakidis

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 367-371. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.024521

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Miscellanea:

Online case reports

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 312.

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Online case reports

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 366.

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Letter:

Sodium ingestion and hyponatraemia: sports drinks do not prevent a fall in serum sodium concentration during exercise

J Dugas

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 372. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.022400

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What do you think?

D P Mather

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 372.

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Book review:

Diagnostic imaging: orthopaedics

C Milne

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 373. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.024539

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SportsMedUpdate:

Evidence based journal watch

Professor Martin P Schwellnus

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: 375-376.

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Electronic pages:

An unusual case of facial nerve palsy following soccer related minor head injury

E F Leitch and J R Hanson

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: e9. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2004.016477

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Carotid artery dissection after treadmill running • Commentary

D J M Macdonald, E C A McKillop, and J S Delaney

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: e10. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.020586

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Sudden collapse of a young female cross country runner

A S Kashyap, K P Anand, and S Kashyap

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: e11. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.020446

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Adolescent butterfly swimmer with bilateral subluxing sternoclavicular joints

P S Echlin and J E Michaelson

Br J Sports Med 2006; 40: e12. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2005.020115

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