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The Proximal Tibiofibular Joint: A Missed Diagnosis in Football Injuries

A 25-year-old football player performs a rapid cutting manoeuvre on his standing left leg. He experiences a sharp pain on the lateral side of his knee and is immediately unable to bear weight, requiring assistance to leave the pitch. He is examined by the medical staff one hour later. By then, the knee pain has significantly improved but still present, rather on the proximal lower leg.

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Managing Stress Fractures in Elite Female Gymnasts: Beyond the Obvious Diagnosis

23-year-old female athlete (artistic gymnastics, national A-squad) with persistent symptoms for the past 8 months in the anterior tibial region, which occur after, but not during training (especially on vault and floor exercises). She has repeatedly taken breaks from training for approximately 3 weeks.

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Managing Post-Concussion Syndrome in Young Athletes: Integrating the Amsterdam 2022 Consensus into Clinical Practice

A 16 year-old male rugby player suffers from headaches, tiredness and difficulty concentrating at school. The symptoms have been present for approximately 3 weeks and started 2-3 days after match where he suffered a hit in the mêlée. He continued playing, as he did not think much of it.

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Clavicular Fractures in Elite Endurance Athletes: Navigating High-Stakes Recovery in Triathlon

A 25 yo male elite triathlete sends you a text message after he crashed on the bike abroad, hurting the right shoulder. He has never had any injuries to this shoulder. He is in the emergency room and attaches the following images of the shoulder, revealing a clavicle injury.

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Encouraging sports participation after total hip arthroplasty: a desirable objective!

Hip arthroplasty is a highly successful intervention for end-stage hip osteoarthritis. With increasing numbers of young and/or more active patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) questions regarding safety and benefits of sports participations postoperatively have become increasingly relevant. But the literature about sport and THA is sparse.

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Acute Ankle Sprains – a clinical algorithm for a common injury

This article offers a clinical algorithm on decision making and treatment of acute ankle sprains. Key factors are analyzing trauma mechanism, sprain frequency and ligament injury. Therefore, a thorough clinical examination is important. Additional diagnostic imaging modalities may be required.

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Achilles tendinopathy: a comprehensive guide for evaluation and treatment

Achilles tendinopathy is a prevalent musculoskeletal condition affecting athletes and non-athletes. This article seeks to offer a comprehensive overview focusing on its etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, treatment modalities, and prevention strategies.

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Hüftschmerzen beim jungen Sportler

Hip pain is a common clinical problem caused by a variety of orthopedic and non-orthopedic factors. While orthopedic causes such as osteoarthritis and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) are well documented, non-orthopedic causes such as sports hernias, peritrochanteric pain syndrome, psoas syndrome, adductor strains, symphysitis and hamstring pathologies require more differentiated consideration.

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Interventionelle Behandlungen des vegetativen Nervensystems bei Sportverletzungen mit CRPS und DOMS

Injections around the autonomic nervous system, particularly the so-called sympathetic trunk, have been established for years. The main focus so far has been the treatment of CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). The procedures are being increasingly used for other indications that are associated with vegetative dysregulation, such as DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness).

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MSC (medizinische Signalzellen) in der regenerativen Medizin – beispielhaft SVF

In the context of regenerative medicine, therapy using autologous cells (in combination with platelet-rich plasma) appears to be a promising option. The so-called medicinal signaling cells (MSC), also known as mesenchymal stem cells, can be obtained, for example, from bone marrow, subcutaneous adipose tissue, or umbilical cord blood, and can be applied to targets of degeneration or inflammation.