ArticleCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2015
Return to sport after muscle injury.
Article in Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07012408 (Muscle Injury Return To Play Design in Football; Effects of Backward Design Versus Forward Design . A Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Muscle Injury Return To Play Design in Football; Effects of Backward Design Versus Forward Design . A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Epidemiology, Work-Up, and Management of Common Track and Field Injuries.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- The Thiol Oxidation State of Albumin Is Associated With Training Load Across an Australian Football Pre-Season.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2026Article
- Obturator Internus Bursitis Mimicking Groin Pain in a Football Player: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2022Article
- The Role of Growth Factors in the Repair of Motor Injury.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- [Biomechanical screening for injury prevention : The importance of 3D-motion analysis in high performance sports].Der Unfallchirurg · 2018Review
- Role of transforming growth factor-β in muscle damage and regeneration: focused on eccentric muscle contraction.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2017Review
- Spanish Consensus Statement: The Treatment of Muscle Tears in Sport.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
Skeletal muscle injuries are among the most common sports-related injuries that result in time lost from practice and competition. The cellular response to muscle injury can often result in changes made to the muscle fibers as well as the surrounding extracellular matrix during repair. This can negatively affect the force and range of the injured muscle even after the patient's return to play. Diagnosis of skeletal muscle injury involves both history and physical examinations; imaging modalities including ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can also be used to assess the extent of injury. Current research is investigating potential methods, including clinical factors and MRI, by which to predict a patient's return to sports. Overall, function of acutely injured muscles seems to improve with time. Current treatment methods for skeletal muscle injuries include injections of steroids, anesthetics, and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Other proposed methods involve inhibitors of key players in fibrotic pathways, such as transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß and angiotensin II, as well as muscle-derived stem cells.
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