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A/Prof Michael Posthumus

Adjunct Associate Professor
Verified email at uct.ac.za
Cited by 3729

Risk factors for sports concussion: an evidence-based systematic review

S Abrahams, S Mc Fie, J Patricios… - British journal of sports …, 2014 - bjsm.bmj.com
Concussion is a common sports injury with approximately 1.6–3.8 million sport-related
concussions reported in the USA annually. Identifying risk factors may help in preventing …

[HTML][HTML] More than a metric: how training load is used in elite sport for athlete management

SW West, J Clubb, L Torres-Ronda… - … journal of sports …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Training load monitoring is a core aspect of modern-day sport science practice. Collecting,
cleaning, analysing, interpreting, and disseminating load data is usually undertaken with a …

Risk factors for shoulder pain and injury in swimmers: a critical systematic review

L Hill, M Collins, M Posthumus - The Physician and sportsmedicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Swimming is one of the most popular recreational and competitive sporting activities. In the
2013/2014 swimming season, 9630 men and 12,333 women were registered with the …

Genetic risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: COL1A1 gene variant

M Posthumus, AV September, M Keegan… - British journal of sports …, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are considered the most severe
injury sustained in sports. Although various intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors have been …

The COL5A1 Gene Is Associated With Increased Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures in Female Participants

M Posthumus, AV September… - … American journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Anterior cruciate ligament ruptures, especially to young female athletes, are a
cause of major concern in the sports medicine fraternity. The major structural constituents of …

The association between the COL12A1 gene and anterior cruciate ligament ruptures

M Posthumus, AV September… - British journal of sports …, 2010 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are among the most severe
musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries. However, the exact mechanisms which cause these …

Matrix metalloproteinase genes on chromosome 11q22 and the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture

M Posthumus, M Collins… - … journal of medicine …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are critical to ligament homeostasis and integrity, the
aim of this study was to investigate whether four functional polymorphisms within four MMP …

Components of the transforming growth factor-β family and the pathogenesis of human Achilles tendon pathology—a genetic association study

M Posthumus, M Collins, J Cook, CJ Handley… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. Achilles tendon pathology is a multifactorial condition for which various risk
factors, including genetic factors, have been identified. Gene transfection of two members of …

Interactions between collagen gene variants and risk of anterior cruciate ligament rupture

K O'Connell, H Knight, K Ficek… - European journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The COL5A1 and COL12A1 variants are independently associated with modulating
the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture in females. The objective of this study was …

[HTML][HTML] A multilayer biomaterial for osteochondral regeneration shows superiority vs microfractures for the treatment of osteochondral lesions in a multicentre …

E Kon, G Filardo, M Brittberg, M Busacca… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The increasing awareness on the role of subchondral bone in the etiopathology of
articular surface lesions led to the development of osteochondral scaffolds. While safety and …