Gender trends at the annual meetings of two major Japanese societies of sports medicine: a 17-year summary of annual meeting moderators and speakers.

Objectives: To assess for gender disparity among invited moderators and speakers at two major sports medicine conferences in Japan.

Methods: The moderators and invited speakers of the Japanese Society of Clinical Sports Medicine (JSCSM) (2008-2023) and the Japanese Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (JOSSM) (2007-2023) were categorized by gender. Gender was determined by searching the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare physician website and then confirmed using a Google search.

Relationship between Kinesiophobia and Dynamic Postural Stability after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in young, active patients generally require ACL reconstruction (ACLR) to restore mechanical and postural stability. The fear of movement or reinjury (kinesiophobia) has become increasingly recognized in the post-ACLR population; however, the association between restoration of postural stability and kinesiophobia remains largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in mean Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 (TSK-11), dynamic motion analysis (DMA) scores, and time on the testing platform, as well as any correlation between TSK-11 and mean overall and individual translational and rotational DMA scores during the first 12 months following ACLR.

Landing Posture in Elite Female Athletes During a Drop Vertical Jump Before and After a High-Intensity Ergometer Fatigue Protocol: A Study of 20 Japanese Women's Soccer League Players.

Background: Even elite athletes, who usually show stable postural control, sometimes cannot control their posture after high-load training. This instability may contribute to anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the landing posture of elite female soccer players before and after a novel high-intensity fatigue-inducing exercise protocol.

Adjustable-Loop Devices Promote Graft Revascularization in the Femoral Tunnel After ACL Reconstruction: Comparison With Fixed-Loop Devices Using Magnetic Resonance Angiography.

Background: Hamstring tendon grafts are usually fixed in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using either an adjustable-loop device (ALD) or a fixed-loop device (FLD). The contact area between the graft and the tunnel wall is different between the 2 devices.

Purpose: To determine using magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) whether ALD and FLD result in different blood flow of the graft in the femoral tunnel during the early postoperative period.

Outcomes of arthroscopic repair using the all-inside inter-leaf vertical suture technique for horizontal meniscal tears sustained in sports.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of arthroscopic repair using the all-inside inter-leaf vertical suture arthroscopic technique for sports-related horizontal meniscal tears.The inter-leaf vertical suture procedure was performed to repair sports-related horizontal tears in the middle and posterior segments of the medial (11 cases) and lateral (2 cases) menisci in 13 patients (mean age: 30 ± 14 years). Pre- and post-operative Barrett criteria, Lysholm scores, and patient ability to resume sports were assessed.

Rocuronium anaphylaxis in a 7-year-old boy during the induction of anesthesia.

We report a case of rocuronium-induced anaphylaxis in a previously healthy 7-year-old boy. The first presenting sign of anaphylaxis was bronchospasm, appearing 11 min after he received intravenous doses of rocuronium (1 mg/kg) (Eslax, MSD Co. Ltd.

A novel arthroscopic all-inside suture technique using the Fast-Fix 360 system for repairing horizontal meniscal tears in young athletes: 3 case reports.

Rationale: Considering the risk of osteoarthritis following resection of a horizontally torn meniscus of the knee, repairing and preserving the meniscus as much as possible is preferred. We report 3 cases of restoration of horizontally torn menisci using a novel arthroscopic method we have called "all-inside interleaf vertical suture" that afforded preservation.

Patient Concerns: The 3 patients (aged 14, 17, and 21 years) had knee pain through sports activity.