Adanu, Emmanuel Kofi Lidbe, Abhay Tedla, Elsa Jones, Steven
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Accident; analysis and prevention
Lane change maneuvers can be a difficult driving task for many drivers, particularly, younger and inexperienced drivers and older drivers. Frequent and improper lane changing has a substantial effect on both traffic operations and safety. This study investigates the factors that contribute to the injury severity of crashes resulting from improper l...
Drew, Micah D Krammer, Samantha M Brown, Tyler N
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Gait & posture
Soldiers that suffer a service-related knee musculoskeletal injury routinely develop joint osteoarthritis. Knee osteoarthritis is a substantial and costly problem among soldiers, yet it is unknown how body borne load and duration of walking impact knee adduction biomechanics linked to progression and severity of osteoarthritis. This study determine...
Cohen-Manheim, Irit Radomislensky, Irina Siman-Tov, Maya Acker, A. Aviran, N. Bahouth, H. Bar, A. Becker, A. Ely, M. Ben Fadeev, D.
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Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
BackgroundEthnic disparities have been associated with injury and mortality. The impact of ethnicity on head and neck injury (HNI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), in-hospital mortality and resource utilization following a motorcycle crash (MCC) is undetermined. This study explored the influence of ethnicity in these aspects and the effect of helmet ...
Kodikara, Dulan Plumb, Mandy S Twomey, Dara M
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Journal of science and medicine in sport
To present an epidemiological profile of hospital-treated head, neck and facial cricket injuries from 2007/08 to 2016/17 in Victoria, Australia. Retrospective analysis of emergency department and hospital admission data. An analysis of Victorian hospital-treated head, neck and facial cricket injuries of all cricket participants over 5 years old bet...
Millour, Geoffrey Duc, Sébastien Puel, Frédéric Bertucci, William
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Journal of sports sciences
Improper medio-lateral distance between the feet in cycling can increase the risk of injuries and decrease performance due to hip/knee/ankle misalignment in the frontal plane. The objective of this study was to measure the impact of pedal spacing changes during pedalling on the biomechanical, physiological, and subjective variables of people with d...
Ornon, Gregory Ziltener, Jean-Luc Fritschy, Daniel Menetrey, Jacques
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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
BackgroundIce hockey injuries epidemiology is still poorly understood and very few studies are focused on it, especially about professional players.MethodsOur prospective study collected all injuries occurring on ice during practice and games over 7 years (2006–2013) in a professional hockey team playing in the 1st division championship in Switzerl...
Davidow, Demi Redman, Matthew Lambert, Mike Burger, Nicholas Smith, Mitchel Jones, Ben Hendricks, Sharief
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Journal of science and medicine in sport
To measure the change in tackling technique of rugby union players following an acute bout of physically fatiguing exercise. Randomised cross-over study design with a physical fatigue condition and no-physical fatigue condition (control). Nineteen male amateur club rugby union players (n=19) and a total of 887 tackles were analysed. During each con...
Brown, Scott R Hume, Patria A Lorimer, Anna V Brughelli, Matt Besier, Thor F
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Journal of science and medicine in sport
This study aimed to (1) quantitatively assess external knee abduction moments between legs, and (2) qualitatively assess anterior cruciate ligament injury risk between group mean and individual athlete data during the sidestep manoeuvre. Descriptive cross-sectional study. Sixteen male academy-level rugby union athletes (20.4±2.7yr; 186.3±9.1cm; 99....
Ross, Andrew G Donaldson, Alex Poulos, Roslyn G
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Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
National strategies to prevent sports injuries can potentially improve health outcomes at a population level and reduce medical costs. To date, a compilation of the strategies that countries have attempted, and their effectiveness, does not exist. This scoping review sets out to: identify nationwide attempts at implementing sports injury prevention...
Smith, Gary A. Kistamgari, Sandhya Splaingard, Mark
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Injury Epidemiology
BackgroundBeing asleep is an important risk factor for death during a residential fire; however, the high-frequency tone smoke alarms in many homes will not adequately awaken children who are old enough to self-rescue. In a series of previous studies, we identified smoke alarm signals that effectively awaken children 5–12 years old and prompt their...
