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Is It Time We Changed How We Measure Length of Stay for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2017 , Article)
Patient length of stay (LOS) for lower limb arthroplasty is a frequently quoted outcome measure. However, the use of mean values in days is prone to being skewed by outliers. Between January 2013 and December 2015, patient ...
Kinematic analysis of postural control in gymnasts vs. athletes practicing different sports
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Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose
The aim of this study was to examine the postural control difference between gymnasts and other athletes practicing different sports.
Methods
Twenty-eight elite-level male athletes (7 gymnasts, 7 volleyball ...
Southern Italian teenagers: The older they get, the unfit they become with girls worse than boys: A cohort epidemiological study: The adolescents surveillance system for the obesity prevention project (ASSO)
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
, 2017 , Article)
Italy comprises a high proportion of people who never exercised. Low physical activity levels in adolescents is a risk factor for several disorders. The aim of this cohort epidemiological study was to compare physical ...
The effects of graft size and insertion site location during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on intercondylar notch impingement
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Background Intercondylar notch impingement is detrimental to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Notchplasty is a preventative remodeling procedure performed on the intercondylar notch during ACL reconstruction (ACLR). ...
Does combined strength training and local vibration improve isometric maximum force? A pilot study
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CIC Edizioni Internazionali s.r.l.
, 2017 , Article)
Background: The aim of the study was to determine whether a combination of strength training (ST) and local vibration (LV) improved the isometric maximum force of arm flexor muscles. ST was applied to the left arm of the ...
Specific physical trainability in elite young soccer players: Efficiency over 6 weeks' in-season training
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Institute of Sport
, 2017 , Article)
The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of 3 training protocols (plyometric [PLYO], agility [AG], or repeated shuttle sprints [RS]) on physical performance in the same population of young soccer players. ...
The effects of tart cherry juice with whey protein on the signs and symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage following plyometric exercise
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Exercise induced muscle damage can increase perceived pain which may decrease adherence to an exercise
program. Purpose: To determine the effects of tart cherry juice with whey protein (TCW) on recovery
from plyometric ...