Does the critical shoulder angle decrease after anterior acromioplasty?

Introduction: No clinical studies to date have analyzed the critical shoulder angle (CSA) following anterior acromioplasty. Our study's main objective was to measure the change in the CSA after acromioplasty.

Materials And Methods: Ninety patients were included in this retrospective series.

Epidemiology of Time-Loss Injuries in Senior and under-18 Portuguese Male Rugby Players.

Rugby union has one of the highest injury incidence rates in team sports, however, most of the available data focus on the epidemiology of injuries in countries where rugby is popular. We aimed to report the incidence rate and relevant epidemiological aspects of injuries occurred in a group of Portuguese male rugby players. A prospective cohort study was conducted with a group of 45 senior and 32 under-18 male players (total of 77 players).

Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study.

Objectives: To assess the incidence, type and location of injuries sustained during the Portuguese rugby union sevens circuit. To investigate the influence of players' training loads on injury risk.

Methods: A prospective cohort study recording time-loss injuries was conducted with all teams competing in the Portuguese national rugby sevens circuit (eight from the top-tier and seven from the second-tier).

Epidemiology of injuries in senior male rugby union sevens: a systematic review.

Objectives: In 2016 the Rugby Union variant of sevens will enter the official Olympic Programme. Until now, most of injury surveillance studies in Rugby Union focus on elite 15-a-side cohorts, with reported injury incidence rates reaching 96 per 1000 player-match-hours, and mean severity set at 20 days. Sparse data is available regarding rugby sevens.