Editorials:

Robert E. Leach

I Have Often Wondered
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 281. [PDF]  

Journal Article:

Peter M. Newton, Van C. Mow, Thomas R. Gardner, Joseph A. Buckwalter, and John P. Albright

The Effect of Lifelong Exercise on Canine Articular Cartilage
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 282-287. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Wolfgang Maletius and Jan Gillquist

Long-term Results of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with a Dacron Prosthesis: The Frequency of Osteoarthritis After Seven to Eleven Years
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 288-293. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Robert M. Zanotti and John E. Kuhn

Arthroscopic Capsular Release for the Stiff Shoulder: Description of Technique and Anatomic Considerations
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 294-298. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Loel Z. Payne, David W. Altchek, Edward V. Craig, and Russell F. Warren

Arthroscopic Treatment of Partial Rotator Cuff Tears in Young Athletes: A Preliminary Report
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 299-305. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Dean C. Taylor and Robert A. Arciero

Pathologic Changes Associated with Shoulder Dislocations: Arthroscopic and Physical Examination Findings in First-Time, Traumatic Anterior Dislocations
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 306-311. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Scott D. Gudeman, Sandra A. Eisele, Robert S. Heidt, JR, Angelo J. Colosimo, and Amanda L. Stroupe

Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis by lontophoresis of 0.4% Dexamethasone: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 312-316. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Charles J. Gatt, JR, Timothy M. Hosea, Robert C. Palumbo, and Joseph P. Zawadsky

Impact Loading of the Lumbar Spine During Football Blocking
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 317-321. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E. James Swenson, JR, Kenneth E. DeHaven, Wayne J. Sebastianelli, Gregory Hanks, Alexander Kalenak, and James M. Lynch

The Effect of a Pneumatic Leg Brace on Return to Play in Athletes with Tibial Stress Fractures
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 322-328. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stephen L. Kollias and Richard D. Ferkel

Fibular Grooving for Recurrent Peroneal Tendon Subluxation
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 329-335. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paul A. Borsa, Scott M. Lephart, James J. Irrgang, Marc R. Safran, and Freddie H. Fu

The Effects of Joint Position and Direction of Joint Motion on Proprioceptive Sensibility in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Athletes
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 336-340. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jan M. Bjordal, Frode Arnøy, Birte Hannestad, and Torbjørn Strand

Epidemiology of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Soccer
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 341-345. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John P. Furia, David M. Lintner, Paul Saiz, Harold W. Kohl, and Phillip Noble

Isometry Measurements in the Knee With the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Intact, Sectioned, and Reconstructed
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 346-352. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bruce D. Beynnon, Robert J. Johnson, Braden C. Fleming, Glenn D. Peura, Per A. Renstrom, Claude E. Nichols, and Malcolm H. Pope

The Effect of Functional Knee Bracing on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the Weightbearing and Nonweightbearing Knee
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 353-359. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andrew S. Levy, Merrick J. Wetzler, Marie Lewars, and William Laughlin

Knee Injuries in Women Collegiate Rugby Players
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 360-362. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Urho M. Kujala, Simo Taimela, Airi Oksanen, and Jouko J. Salminen

Lumbar Mobility and Low Back Pain During Adolescence: A Longitudinal Three-Year Follow-up Study in Athletes and Controls
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 363-368. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mark W. Maffet, Frank W. Jobe, Marilyn M. Pink, John Brault, and Witaya Mathiyakom

Shoulder Muscle Firing Patterns During the Windmill Softball Pitch
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 369-374. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Johan Bellemans, Frank Cauwenberghs, Eric Witvrouw, Peter Brys, and Jan Victor

Anteromedial Tibial Tubercle Transfer in Patients with Chronic Anterior Knee Pain and a Subluxation-Type Patellar Malalignment
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 375-381. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Accuracy of Imaging the Menisci on an In-Office, Dedicated, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Extremity System*: Peter D. Franklin, MD, Richard A. Lemon, MD, and Howard S. Barden,||a PhD
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 382-388. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stephen H. Liu, Stephen L. Nuccion, and Gerald Finerman

Diagnosis of Anterolateral Ankle Impingement: Comparison Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Examination
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 389-393. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Milan S. Moore, Neven A. Popovic, Joseph N. Daniel, Steven R. Boyea, and David W. Polly, JR

The Effect of a Wrist Brace on Injury Patterns in Experimentally Produced Distal Radial Fractures in a Cadaveric Model
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 394-401. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Chris Bradshaw, Paul McCrory, Simon Bell, and Peter Brukner

Obturator Nerve Entrapment: A Cause of Groin Pain in Athletes
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 402-408. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G. James Sammarco, Frank G. Russo-Alesi, and Reno Munda

Partial Vascular Occlusion Causing Pseudocompartment Syndrome of the Leg: A Case Report
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 409-411. [PDF]  

Scott A. Escher

Ulnar Diaphyseal Stress Fracture in a Bowler
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 412-413. [PDF]  

Other:

John E. Kuhn, Mary Lou V. H. Greenfield, and Edward M. Wojtys

A Statistics Primer: Prevalence, Incidence, Relative Risks, and Odds Ratios: Some Epidemiologic Concepts in the Sports Medicine Literature
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 414-416. [PDF]  

Letter:

Michelle H. Cameron

Dear Editor
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 417. [PDF]  

Mark G. Kowall

Authors' Response
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 417. [PDF]  

Andrew Williams

Dear Editor
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 417. [PDF]  

Daniel E. Cooper

Authors' Response
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 417-418. [PDF]  

News:

Society News
Am J Sports Med 1997 25: 419. [PDF]  

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