Football season is now well under way, with hamstrings and knees very much on the radar. In our own news, our sister organisation Health Partners Europe, of which you will be aware, will be launching a fantastic new portal for clubs in October, which will include a fascinating podcast series with some expert guests that you definitely will have heard of!

Meanwhile, here is our latest round-up of some of the articles and resources we found interesting. Do let us know if there are any others you have read that you’d like us to highlight to our members, your colleagues.

Research, Articles and Podcasts


CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac CT – The early after discharge cardiac CT for low-risk chest pain study: ED-CT study https://academic.oup.com/bjr/article/97/1160/1483/7695876

Cardiorespiratory Fitness – A strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/10/556


IMAGING

Capitellar OCD Lesions – MRI Features that contribute to decision-making for treatment: an expert consensus using the Delphi method https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241252813

AI Practice – Responsible AI practice and AI education are central to AI implementation: a rapid review for all medical imaging professionals in Europe https://academic.oup.com/bjro/article/5/1/20230033/7468281


MSK

Upper Extremities – Mononeuropathies; diagnosis and management https://clinicalgate.com/mononeuropathies-of-the-upper-extremities/

Frozen Shoulder – The puzzling pathophysiology of frozen shoulders – a scoping review https://jeo-esska.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40634-020-00307-w

Proximal Humeral Fractures with Vascular Compromise – identifying red flags https://boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.1302/0301-620X.106B8.BJJ-2023-1114.R1

Low Back Pain – DOSage of exercise for chronic low back pain disorders (DOSE): protocol for a systematic review with dose-response network meta-analysis https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/3/e002108

Groin Pain – Femoral acetabular impingement syndrome https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2024/08/12/the-msk-playbook-femoral-acetabular-impingement-syndrome/

Hamstrings Hypertrophy – Specific to the training exercise: Nordic hamstring versus lengthened state eccentric training https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2024/10000/hamstrings_hypertrophy_is_specific_to_the_training.4.aspx

ACL Injuries – Main injury patterns in female football players https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2024/08/19/main-injury-patterns-for-acl-injuries-in-female-football-players/

Cartilage Restoration – Outcomes of particulated juvenile articular cartilage and association with defect fill in patients with full-thickness patellar chondral lesions https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241249121

Knee Health – Pre-hab and post-surgical rehab https://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/diagnose–treat/pre-hab-and-post-surgical-rehab/the-royal-guardians-of-knee-health

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction – Clinical outcomes of a novel hybrid transtibial technique for femoral tunnel drilling https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671241242778

Return-To-Sport – Qualitative and quantitative test battery and second anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/3/e002000

GENERAL

Beach Sprints Rowing – Injury and Illness Prevalence at the 2022 World Championships https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/3/e001940

Injury Prevention for women and girls playing Australian Football – Programme cocreation, dissemination and early adopter coach feedback https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/1/e001711

Mental Health Symptoms and Lifestyle Risks – High prevalence of harmful drinking habits and gambling among New Zealand Super Rugby players—a cross-sectional survey https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/3/e002002

Psychotherapy For Mental Health Concerns – Swedish elite athletes’ experiences, provided by licensed psychologists and psychotherapists: a qualitative study https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/3/e002044

Sports Psychiatry – The underestimated role of the sports psychiatrist in athletic performance restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in sports https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.14697

Concussion – Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour around concussion at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: part 1 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24733938.2024.2388190

Concussion – Knowledge, attitude and behaviour around concussion at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: part 2 – coaches, performance staff and players https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24733938.2024.2385339

Perspectives – Enhancing our understanding of sport practitioner perspectives on developing effective sporting environments https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2024.2387970

RESOURCE ROUND-UP

Some websites, podcasts and resources you might find useful:


Concussion – Suspect and Protect campaign https://inside.fifa.com/social-impact/campaigns/concussion


DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

The Young Athlete’s Hip Conference and Workshops, 25th -26th September 2024; Worcester College, University of Oxford Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre Auditorium and online (live streamed) https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/events/the-young-athletes-hip-conference-and-workshops

RSM’s High Performance Sports Conference – Wednesday 2nd October, London https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/sport-and-exercise-medicine/2024-25/spt01/

Sports and Exercise SIG – Overtraining, Fatigue and Burnout, 4th October, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/conferences/detail/2024/10/04/default-calendar/sports-and-exercise-sig—overtraining–fatigue-and-burnout

Interventional Radiology Nurses and Radiographer Study Day, Saturday 26 October 2024; Cambridge https://www.mybir.org.uk/l/s/community-event

BASEM 2024 Annual Conference, 7 – 08 November 2024; Coventry Arena https://basem.co.uk/basem-annual-conference-2024/

Soccer Medicine Advanced Course, 19th November, online https://www.academiaclinicadragao.com/produto/football-medicine-advanced-course/

The Hand Course, Monday 11th November, Elland Road Conference Centre, Leeds thehandcourse@outlook.com Details https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9KWmnJgCug


Do let us know your feedback, and any suggestions you have for websites, apps or networks for inclusion in future bulletins.

DISCLAIMER: Horizons is intended as a helpful round-up for members of potentially interesting articles/opinions that have been shared online. SEMPRIS are not qualified to make/infer any clinical judgements, and the inclusion of content, events and resources does not imply endorsement.

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