Effects of a Specific Trunk and Shoulder Strength Training Program on Throwing Velocity and Accuracy: A Study Among Hungarian First-League Female Handball Players.

The aim of the study was to record shoulder and trunk stability of elite female handball players and to investigate their effect on throwing velocity and accuracy. 151 female handball players (9 teams in total) from the Hungarian first league participated in a mid-season conditional survey. The study included tests of trunk and shoulder stability, and measurements of factors affecting shoulder stability, as well as throwing speed and throwing accuracy.

Low Femoral Tunnel Widening Incidence Rate After ACL Reconstruction Using Patellar Tendon Graft with Press-Fit Fixation.

Background: Femoral tunnel widening after ACL reconstruction is a common phenomenon. We hypothesized that using a patellar tendon graft with a press-fit fixation technique without any fixation device reduces the incidence of femoral tunnel widening.

Methods: This study was conducted on 467 patients with ACL surgery between 2003 and 2015.

Outcomes After Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in Professional Handball Players.

Background: Although numerous studies have reported on the redislocation rate and functional results of arthroscopic treatment for anterior shoulder instability in athletes, they have not disclosed outcomes in the high-risk group of elite handball players.

Purpose: To investigate the postoperative outcomes of arthroscopic treatment for anterior shoulder instability as well as the return-to-sport (RTS) rate in professional handball players.

Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Return to Sport After Arthroscopic Treatment of Posterior Shoulder Instability.

Background: Arthroscopic treatment of posterior shoulder instability has become more popular and effective in recent years, but few data are available concerning the rate of return to sport.

Purpose: To present our experiences with arthroscopic posterior labral reconstruction in athletes and review our results, with a particular focus on the rate of return to sport.

Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Reduction of liver ischemia-reperfusion injury via glutamine pretreatment.

Background: Surgical methods that reduce bleeding during major hepatic resections lead to warm ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury of the liver. This is well known to have a considerable impact on the postoperative outcome. Much research work has been done to develop possible protective techniques.

[Effect of postconditioning in major vascular operations on rats].

Background: Postconditioning - using alternating brief cycles of reperfusion/reocclusion applied just at the very beginning of reperfusion - has recently been described as a potent therapeutic technique, attenuating ischaemia-reperfusion injury. In vascular surgery, certain elective interventions involve cross-clamping of major arteries, resulting in temporary ischaemia in large peripheral organs, which thus suffer ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Patients undergoing these operations may develop also serious systemic complications such as multiple distant organ dysfunctions, SIRS, detrimental redistribution of the circulation or even shock, a phenomenon called reperfusion-syndrome.