Editorials:

Bruce Reider

A Noble Thing?
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 461-462. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles:

Stephen Lyman, Glenn S. Fleisig, James R. Andrews, and E. David Osinski

Effect of Pitch Type, Pitch Count, and Pitching Mechanics on Risk of Elbow and Shoulder Pain in Youth Baseball Pitchers
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 463-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard V. Ravalin, Augustus D. Mazzocca, John C. Grady-Benson, Carl W. Nissen, and Doug J. Adams

Biomechanical Comparison of Patellar Tendon Repairs in a Cadaver Model: An Evaluation of Gap Formation at the Repair Site with Cyclic Loading
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 469-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. W. Thomas Byrd and Kay S. Jones

Arthroscopic Surgery for Isolated Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans in Adolescent Baseball Players: Minimum Three-Year Follow-Up
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 474-478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theodore F. Schlegel, Martin Boublik, Richard J. Hawkins, and J. Richard Steadman

Reliability of Heel-Height Measurement for Documenting Knee Extension Deficits
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 479-482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tammy M. Owings and Mark D. Grabiner

Motor Control of the Vastus Medialis Oblique and Vastus Lateralis Muscles Is Disrupted During Eccentric Contractions in Subjects with Patellofemoral Pain
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 483-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulrich Fredberg and Lars Bolvig

Significance of Ultrasonographically Detected Asymptomatic Tendinosis in the Patellar and Achilles Tendons of Elite Soccer Players: A Longitudinal Study
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 488-491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher C. Rankin, David M. Lintner, Philip C. Noble, Vibor Paravic, and Erin Greer

A Biomechanical Analysis of Meniscal Repair Techniques
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 492-497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shuji Yamazaki, Kazunori Yasuda, Fumihisa Tomita, Akio Minami, and Harukazu Tohyama

The Effect of Graft-Tunnel Diameter Disparity on Intraosseous Healing of the Flexor Tendon Graft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 498-505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wamis Singhatat, Keith W. Lawhorn, Stephen M. Howell, and Maury L. Hull

How Four Weeks of Implantation Affect the Strength and Stiffness of a Tendon Graft in a Bone Tunnel: A Study of Two Fixation Devices in an Extraarticular Model in Ovine
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 506-513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruediger M. O. von Eisenhart-Rothe, Alwin Jäger, Karl-Hans Englmeier, Thomas J. Vogl, and Heiko Graichen

Relevance of Arm Position and Muscle Activity on Three-Dimensional Glenohumeral Translation in Patients with Traumatic and Atraumatic Shoulder Instability
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 514-522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leo A. Pinczewski, David J. Deehan, Lucy J. Salmon, Vivianne J. Russell, and Amanda Clingeleffer

A Five-Year Comparison of Patellar Tendon Versus Four-Strand Hamstring Tendon Autograft for Arthroscopic Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 523-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon L. Hame, Daniel A. Oakes, and Keith L. Markolf

Injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament During Alpine Skiing: A Biomechanical Analysis of Tibial Torque and Knee Flexion Angle
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 537-540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joel T. Rohrbough, David W. Altchek, Jon Hyman, Riley J. Williams, III, and Jonathan D. Botts

Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow using the Docking Technique
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 541-548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Honl, Volker Carrero, Ekkehard Hille, Erich Schneider, and Michael M. Morlock

Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: An in Vitro Comparison of Mechanical Behavior under Failure Tensile Loading and Cyclic Submaximal Tensile Loading
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 549-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, T. Bradley Edwards, Eric Noel, and Gilles Walch

Rotator Cuff Tears in Middle-Aged Tennis Players: Results of Surgical Treatment
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 558-564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason Wong, Victoria Barrass, and Nicola Maffulli

Quantitative Review of Operative and Nonoperative Management of Achilles Tendon Ruptures
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 565-575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Craig R. Bottoni, John H. Wilckens, Thomas M. DeBerardino, Jean-Claude G. D’Alleyrand, Richard C. Rooney, J. Kimo Harpstrite, and Robert A. Arciero

A Prospective, Randomized Evaluation of Arthroscopic Stabilization Versus Nonoperative Treatment in Patients with Acute, Traumatic, First-Time Shoulder Dislocations
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 576-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Drew Slimmon, Kim Bennell, Peter Brukner, Kay Crossley, and Simon N. Bell

Long-Term Outcome of Fasciotomy with Partial Fasciectomy for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Leg
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 581-588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank R. Noyes and Sue D. Barber-Westin

Arthroscopic Repair of Meniscal Tears Extending into the Avascular Zone in Patients Younger Than Twenty Years of Age
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 589-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward G. McFarland, Juan Carlos Caicedo, Tae Kyun Kim, and Prachan Banchasuek

Prevention of Axillary Nerve Injury in Anterior Shoulder Reconstructions: Use of a Subscapularis Muscle-Splitting Technique and a Review of the Literature
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 601-606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gary S. Gruen, Thomas N. Scioscia, and Jason E. Lowenstein

The Surgical Treatment of Internal Snapping Hip
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 607-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans-Juergen Richter, Roger Berbig, and Pietro Segantini

Bilateral Radial Nerve Compression Syndrome in an Elite Swimmer: A Case Report
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 614-617. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Current Concepts:

Tae Kyun Kim, Richard M. Savino, Edward G. McFarland, and Andrew J. Cosgarea

Neurovascular Complications of Knee Arthroscopy
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 619-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

A. Merter Ozenci, Manohar M. Panjabi, Andrew L. Wallace, Robert M. Hollinshead, and Cyril B. Frank

Letter • Author’s Response
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 630. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin M. Guskiewicz

Letter
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 630. [Full Text]  

Society News:

Society News
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 631. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Am J Sports Med 2002 30: 632-633. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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