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Warm up:

Arne Ljungqvist

Sports injury prevention: a key mandate for the IOC
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 391. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial:

John W Orchard

Preventing sports injuries at the national level: time for other nations to follow New Zealand’s remarkable success
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 392-393. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 7 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.047472

Reviews:

P Renstrom, A Ljungqvist, E Arendt, B Beynnon, T Fukubayashi, W Garrett, T Georgoulis, T E Hewett, R Johnson, T Krosshaug, B Mandelbaum, L Micheli, G Myklebust, E Roos, H Roos, P Schamasch, S Shultz, S Werner, E Wojtys, and L Engebretsen

Non-contact ACL injuries in female athletes: an International Olympic Committee current concepts statement
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 394-412. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.048934 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Junge, L Engebretsen, J M Alonso, P Renström, M Mountjoy, M Aubry, and J Dvorak

Injury surveillance in multi-sport events: the International Olympic Committee approach
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 413-421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 7 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046631

Original articles:

J Parkkari, K Pasanen, V M Mattila, P Kannus, and A Rimpelä

The risk for a cruciate ligament injury of the knee in adolescents and young adults: a population-based cohort study of 46 500 people with a 9 year follow-up
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 422-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 7 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046185

S Gianotti, P A Hume, W G Hopkins, J Harawira, and R Truman

Interim evaluation of the effect of a new scrum law on neck and back injuries in rugby union
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 427-430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 7 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046987

A Westman, M Rosén, P Berggren, and U Björnstig

Parachuting from fixed objects: descriptive study of 106 fatal events in BASE jumping 1981–2006
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 431-436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 3 June 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046565

L Shaw and C F Finch

Injuries to junior club cricketers: the effect of helmet regulations
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 437-440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 29 November 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.041947

M Romiti, C F Finch, and B Gabbe

A prospective cohort study of the incidence of injuries among junior Australian football players: evidence for an effect of playing-age level
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 441-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 7 December 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.042721

D M Schick, M G Molloy, and J P Wiley

Injuries during the 2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 447-451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 18 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046672

C W Fuller, F Laborde, R J Leather, and M G Molloy

International Rugby Board Rugby World Cup 2007 injury surveillance study
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 452-459. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.047035 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Abbott, P Klarenaar, A Donaldson, and S Sherker

Evaluating SafeClub: can risk management training improve the safety activities of community soccer clubs?
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 460-465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 29 November 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.041467

Y Thijs, D De Clercq, P Roosen, and E Witvrouw

Gait-related intrinsic risk factors for patellofemoral pain in novice recreational runners
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 466-471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 8 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046649

G Pánics, A Tállay, A Pavlik, and I Berkes

Effect of proprioception training on knee joint position sense in female team handball players
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 472-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 7 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046516

R J Dennis, C F Finch, A S McIntosh, and B C Elliott

Use of field-based tests to identify risk factors for injury to fast bowlers in cricket
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 477-482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 7 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046698

R W Bisseling, A L Hof, S W Bredeweg, J Zwerver, and T Mulder

Are the take-off and landing phase dynamics of the volleyball spike jump related to patellar tendinopathy?
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 483-489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 2 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.044057

SportsMedUpdate:

Martin P Schwellnus

SportsMedUpdate
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 490. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abstracts:

2nd World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention, 26–28 June, 2008, Tromsø, Norway
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 491-548. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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