August 2018 Journal Review Roundup

August 2018 - Primary Care Sports Medicine Journal Roundup

American Journal of Sports Medicine (August 2018)

Askenberger M, Bengtsson Moström E, et al. Operative Repair of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Injury Versus Knee Brace in Children With an Acute First-Time Traumatic Patellar Dislocation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Aug;46(10):2328-2340.

  • Operative repair of an MPFL injury in the acute phase in skeletally immature children with a primary traumatic LPD significantly reduced the redislocation rate but

  • Operative repair did not improve subjective or objective knee function compared with a knee brace without repair.

  • The majority of the patients in both groups were satisfied with their knee function.

British Journal of Sports Medicine (August 2018)

Tak I, Pope D, Engelaar L, et al Infographic. Is lower hip range of motion a risk factor for groin pain in athletes? A systematic review with clinical applications Br J Sports Med 2018;52:1022-1023.

Rasenberg N, Riel H, Rathleff MS, et al Efficacy of foot orthoses for the treatment of plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Br J Sports Med 2018;52:1040-1046.

  • “Foot orthoses are not superior for improving pain and function compared with sham or other conservative treatment in patients with PHP”

Sports Health Journal (August 2018)

Miller TL, Jamieson M, Everson S, et al. Expected Time to Return to Athletic Participation After Stress Fracture in Division I Collegiate Athletes. Sports Health. 2018 Jul/Aug;10(4):340-344.

  • About 3 months for all stress injuries.. “The expected time to return to full unrestricted athletic participation after diagnosis of a stress fracture is 12 to 13 weeks for all injury sites.”

Sports Medicine (August 2018)

Southward K, Rutherfurd-Markwick KJ, Ali A. The Effect of Acute Caffeine Ingestion on Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med. 2018 Aug;48(8):1913-1928.

  • Question: Does caffeine help endurance athletes? Short answer, yes.

  • “Caffeine can be used effectively as an ergogenic aid when taken in moderate doses”.

  • Moderate dose means 3-6 mg/kg

Eckard TG, Padua DA, Hearn DW, et al. The Relationship Between Training Load and Injury in Athletes: A Systematic Review. Sports Med. 2018 Aug;48(8):1929-1961.

  • “Results demonstrate that the existence of a relationship between training load and injury continues to be well supported in the literature and is strongest for subjective internal training load.”