It Takes Two to Tango: High Rates of Injury and Concussion in Ball Carriers and Tacklers in High School Boys' Rugby.

Objective: To examine injury and concussion rates, mechanisms, locations, and types of injury in Canadian high school male rugby.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: High school male rugby.

Injuries and Concussions in Female High School Rugby: Prevention is Worth a Try.

Objectives: To describe injury and concussion rates and mechanisms in female high school rugby players.

Design: Two-year prospective cohort study.

Setting: High school rugby.

What happens to patients when we do not repair their cuff tears? Five-year rotator cuff quality-of-life index outcomes following nonoperative treatment of patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears.

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine 5-year outcomes in a prospective cohort of patients previously enrolled in a nonoperative rotator cuff tear treatment program.

Methods: Patients with chronic (>3 months), full-thickness rotator cuff tears (demonstrated on imaging) who were referred to 1 of 2 senior shoulder surgeons were enrolled in the study between October 2008 and September 2010. They participated in a comprehensive, nonoperative, home-based treatment program.