Cartilage damage prior to surgery does not alter function in ACL injured knees

A recently published study in the ESSKA journal "Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy", demonstrates that prior to surgery, there is no difference in the function of an ACL injured knee, either with or without cartilage damage.

Vancouver Olympic issue

The importance of sports medicine for the Vancouver Olympic Games is one of the main topics of this special issue of British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Lars-Petter Granan defended his PhD thesis

November 20, Lars-Petter Granan defended his PhD thesis on the development of the world´s first national knee ligament registry in Norway.

Olympic Congress puts priority on youth and athletes

The XIII Olympic Congress hosted in Copenhagen recently approved a set of recommendations with a strong focus on youth and athletes, declaring that “youth and athletes are equally at the heart of the Olympic Movement.”

Anatomic medial knee reconstruction recovers knee stability and load distribution Two femoral tunnels may be necessary to reconstruct both of the medial knee structures and allow early functional range of motion. Read more >>

Sports injuries during the Summer Olympic Games 2008

A comprehensive injury surveillance of 92 national teams and a total of 10997 athletes during the Beijing Olympics revealed a high number of injuries that prevented the athlete from participating in competition or training.

IOC grant to the OSTRC

OSTRC in Hong Kong

Dr. Tron Krosshaug, Dr. Kathrin Steffen and PhD student Torbjørn Soligard were recently invited to the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the SMART Convention 2009.

Football players are reluctant to recognise that they have experienced a concussion In two out of three cases of concussion in the Norwegian elite league, the concussion is never recognised and in 70% of the head impact situations the player returns to play immediately.

New consensus statement on concussion in sport

How to handle concussion in sport? Simple sideline assessment tools are now available. These tools will help you to diagnose concussion symptoms and make return-to-sport decisions easier and safer for the athlete. 

The 14th ESSKA congress in Oslo in 2010

From June 9-12, 2010, Oslo will host the 14th ESSKA congress. The 2nd announcement is now ready.

IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport 2011 deadline

The deadline for proposals for the 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport is November 1st 2009 - act now!

Prevention of ACL injuries: how, when and who?

In a new editorial, important questions concerning ACL injury prevention is discussed.

You can make a difference!

In a recent KSSTA editorial, Prof. Lars Engebretsen highlights the necessity of sports injury prevention rather than "a quick fix" when the damage is done.

Which type of ACL reconstruction is best?

Which type of ACL reconstruction is best? How does one decide? What are the rehabilitation implications of each?

“Injury Prevention and Health Protection” special issues of BJSM announced

BMJ Group and BASEM recently announced that BJSM, with support from the International Olympic Committee, will publish four additional issues each year dedicated to “Injury Prevention and Health Protection” in elite and amateur athletes.

Previously ankle injured players have a twice as high risk of sustaining a new ankle injury This is the main finding from a survey carried out in Norwegian 1st, 2nd and 3rd division of soccer for men. The study showed that a previous ankle injury is the most important predictor of increased risk for new ankle injuries. Read more >>

The 11+ now available in several languages through FIFA

As a part of FIFA’s worldwide promotion strategy of The 11+ an important part is to make the program freely available to the sports community. F-MARC recently launched a new website offering the injury prevention program in five languages.

Preoperative quadriceps strength is a strong predictor for knee function 2 years after ACL reconstruction

Suggestions from a recentely published paper in British Journal of Sports Medicine sounds that reconstructive surgery should not be performed before quadriceps muscle strength deficits of the injured limb is less than 20% of the uninjured limb.

IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Monaco in 2011

In collaboration with the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport will now be held in Monaco.

OSTRC accredited as a FIFA Medical Center of Excellence

On May 15th distinguished representatives from FIFA, the Norwegian Sports Federation and Norwegian Department of Culture Affaires were gathered for the inauguration of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center as a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence.

AJSM review award 2008 won by Britt Elin Øiestad (UPDATED)

The article "Knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury -A systematic review-" was elected winner of the systematic review award in The American Journal of Sports Medicine systematic review competition 2008.

Soccer is a safe sport for children

These are good news coming out from a new study in Norwegian childrens football published in American Journal of Sports Medicine.

OSTRC in Japan

Dr Tron Krosshaug and MD PhD student Eirik Kristianslund was recently on a round-trip in Japan in conjunction with the ISAKOS congress. After the congress, Krosshaug and Kristianslund went to the university hospital of Kanazawa and the Japanese Institute of Sports Sciences and Waseda university in Tokyo.

Injuries and musculoskeletal complaints in elite Swiss football referees

In a new study publisched in Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, more than 60% of all swiss referees reported at least one injury during their career, and musculoskeletal complaints were documented in almost 90% of all individuals.

Why do female football players injure their anterior cruciate ligament

To answer this question, a new project has recently been established at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center. The project includes 200 elite female football players and the objective is to investigate risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

Autologous mesenchymal stem cells can contribute to the repair of cartilage injuries in the knee

According to a recently published experimental rabbit study in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy, autologous (from the same individual) mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) can be used in the repair of cartilage injuries.

Can we prevent eating disorders?

A new project, “Sport, health, body and achievement” is launched at Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, with generated assets from the Ministry of culture and church affairs and Olympiatoppen. The aim is to prevent eating disorders among young elite athletes.

New review papers from the OSTRC group

A new review paper published in the ESSKA journal show that use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of stress fractures should be limited. Another review paper from the same journal revealed that short- or mid-term clinical and histological results of tissue-engineering techniques with scaffolds are not better than conventional ACI. 

Injuries among FIFA referees

More than 40% of all referees from the FIFA WorldCup 2006 reported at least one injury during their career, and musculoskeletal complaints were documented in more than 60% of all individuals.