Engebretsen new JBJS editor Professor Lars Engebretsen is appointed as new international editor of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). The renowned JBJS is reckoned as the largest orthopedic journal in the world. Read more >>
Professor Lars Engebretsen is appointed as new international editor of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). The renowned JBJS is reckoned as the largest orthopedic journal in the world.
Life after injury The injury has occurred and an operation is being considered. The patient awaits anxiously; what happens next? You’ll get the answer at the Orthopedic Autumn Meet. Read more >>
The injury has occurred and an operation is being considered. The patient awaits anxiously; what happens next? You’ll get the answer at the Orthopedic Autumn Meet.
High injury incidence in Norwegian TeamGym You might not believe it, but TeamGym is a highrisk sport. TeamGym has a higher prevalence of injuries than many other sports. Read more >>
You might not believe it, but TeamGym is a highrisk sport. TeamGym has a higher prevalence of injuries than many other sports.
Follow us on Facebook It’s now easier for you to follow the latest in research on injury prevention. “Like” us on Facebook and get “breaking news” first! Read more >>
It’s now easier for you to follow the latest in research on injury prevention. “Like” us on Facebook and get “breaking news” first!
A nine-test screening battery for athletes – how reliable is it? A recently published study has shown that the screening battery is easy to use and require minimal equipment. The tests can be used by physiotherapists/health care professionals to test the athletes’ movement quality and to reveal functional weaknesses. Read more >>
A recently published study has shown that the screening battery is easy to use and require minimal equipment. The tests can be used by physiotherapists/health care professionals to test the athletes’ movement quality and to reveal functional weaknesses.
FIS introduces new Alpine equipment specifications During the past several seasons FIS has laid down an enormous amount of work to reduce the risk of injury and improve safety. As a part of this new equipment specifications are implemented ahead of the 2012/2013 season. Read more >>
During the past several seasons FIS has laid down an enormous amount of work to reduce the risk of injury and improve safety. As a part of this new equipment specifications are implemented ahead of the 2012/2013 season.
Gender and sport can effect the risk of full-thickness cartilage lesions in ACL-injured knees That's the results of study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM). The study included almost 16.000 pasients, and evaluated risk factors for full-thickness cartilage lesions. Read more >>
That's the results of study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM). The study included almost 16.000 pasients, and evaluated risk factors for full-thickness cartilage lesions.
Preventing illness gives results Ahead of, and under, The Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010 the Norwegian team focused especially on preventing illness. A lot fewer got sick in Canada compared to the games in Turin four years earlier. Read more >>
Ahead of, and under, The Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010 the Norwegian team focused especially on preventing illness. A lot fewer got sick in Canada compared to the games in Turin four years earlier.
More than one in ten get injured The World Championships in Athletics are now over. Many of the athletes have probably returned home ill or injured. 14 percent of the athletes in the Berlin-WC did just that. Read more >>
The World Championships in Athletics are now over. Many of the athletes have probably returned home ill or injured. 14 percent of the athletes in the Berlin-WC did just that.
Bahr becomes the new head physcician at the Olympic Training Center The chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Professor Roald Bahr, succeeds Professor Lars Engebretsen and takes over as chair of the Department of Sports Medicine at the Olympic Training Center and Chief Medical Officer at Olympiatoppen. Read more >>
The chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Professor Roald Bahr, succeeds Professor Lars Engebretsen and takes over as chair of the Department of Sports Medicine at the Olympic Training Center and Chief Medical Officer at Olympiatoppen.
Attend the conference – in the comfort of your office Did you miss “The 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport”? Most presentations are now available with slides, sound and video. Read more >>
Did you miss “The 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport”? Most presentations are now available with slides, sound and video.
Royal visit at the OSTRC On Tuesday May 31st, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja and Their Royal Highnesses The Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa visited The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre. Read more >>
On Tuesday May 31st, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja and Their Royal Highnesses The Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa visited The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre.
Cartilage defects in the knee – an insolvable problem? Stig Heir defended his phd thesis, "Focal Cartilage Defects in the Knee", on Thursday May 5th. Read more >>
Stig Heir defended his phd thesis, "Focal Cartilage Defects in the Knee", on Thursday May 5th.
Content even better than style Even though Monaco, with all its amenities, was a great venue for the conference, it’s the professional outcome that really leaves its mark. Read more >>
Even though Monaco, with all its amenities, was a great venue for the conference, it’s the professional outcome that really leaves its mark.
Severe injuries can be halved in football This is one of the key messages from the research presented in the PhD dissertation on “Injuries in youth female football – risk factors, prevention and compliance”, which Torbjørn Soligard defended Friday May 13th. Read more >>
This is one of the key messages from the research presented in the PhD dissertation on “Injuries in youth female football – risk factors, prevention and compliance”, which Torbjørn Soligard defended Friday May 13th.
Left wanting for more “The 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport” was a great success. Read more >>
“The 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport” was a great success.
– We need to work together Associate professor Tron Krosshaug underlined in his keynote lecture the need for a multi-diciplinary approach to find out how injuries happen. Read more >>
Associate professor Tron Krosshaug underlined in his keynote lecture the need for a multi-diciplinary approach to find out how injuries happen.
Top scientists meet in Monaco On thursday April 7th, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco opened “The IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport". OSTRCs scientists make their mark. Read more >>
On thursday April 7th, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco opened “The IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport". OSTRCs scientists make their mark.
It’s almost like being there Get all lecture notes, presentations and watch videos and photos from the 2011 FIVB Medicine Congress in Bled, Slovenia. Read more >>
Get all lecture notes, presentations and watch videos and photos from the 2011 FIVB Medicine Congress in Bled, Slovenia.
Simple questionaire may replace costly screening Cand.med. Anders Hauge Engebretsen has shown that it is possible to identify football players with increased injury risk in a cheap and effective way. On January 7 he defended his PhD thesis on the subject "Football and injuries – screening, risk factors and prevention". Read more >>
Cand.med. Anders Hauge Engebretsen has shown that it is possible to identify football players with increased injury risk in a cheap and effective way. On January 7 he defended his PhD thesis on the subject "Football and injuries – screening, risk factors and prevention".