Review Article
Consensus statement on Singapore integrated 24-hour activity guide for children and adolescents
The World Health Organization’s Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020 provided guiding principles for national efforts in controlling...
Review Article
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Continuous Blood Purification in the Intensive Care Unit
The last decade has seen a progressive change in the style of management of severe acute renal failure (acute renal failure which requires the...
Review Article
Lipid Disorders and Rheumatic Diseases
The relationship between lipid disorders and arthritis is manifold. Hyperlipidaemia may manifest clinically in the musculoskeletal system. In 1968, Khachadurian studied 14 families of...
Review Article
Immunological Consequences of Trauma and Shock
Despite intensive research and intervention, trauma continues to be the leading cause of death during the first three decades of life in the USA,...
Others
Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome—A Complex Genetic Disorder
Minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) is the most common cause of childhood nephrotic syndrome. It is characterised by the presence of gross proteinuria, hypoalbuminaemia,...
Review Article
The Growth and Development of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine in Singapore
Orthopaedic sports medicine in Singapore took form as a subspecialty of orthopaedic surgery over a number of years. Several individuals contributed to it being...
Original Article
Outcomes of Acute Arthroscopic Repair and Conservative Treatment Following First Traumatic Dislocation of the Shoulder Joint in Young Patients
Traumatic dislocation of the shoulder is a serious problem especially in active and young patients. Shoulder instability and recurrent dislocation hinder patient activities.
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Original Article
Interleukin-2 Levels in Chronic Schizophrenia Patients
Autoimmune processes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Several pieces of indirect evidence point towards a role of autoimmune processes in at...
Original Article
Rising Trend of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Females in a Regional Hospital
Female athletes are at a greater risk for injuries involving the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than their male counterparts in high schools and colleges...
Letter to the Editor
Pitfalls in the Use of Allometry in Accounting for Differences in Body Mass in Relation to Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Trained Athletes
We thank the author of the letter to the editor for his interest in our study.
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Letter to the Editor
The Perils of Allometric Scaling
I read with interest the paper by Chia and Aziz. Using allometric scaling, the authors adjusted peak oxygen uptake (VO2max) for the confounding influence...
Letter to the Editor
Important Considerations for Recommending Hydration Studies
We read with interest the study by Sun and colleagues published in the recent April Sports Medicine edition. The study investigated fluid balance associated...
Others
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Sports Injuries of the Knee
Sports-related knee injuries are common, with contact sports and sports involving twisting movements being the most frequent causes. Sports injuries may affect any of...
Review Article
Human Thermoregulation and Measurement of Body Temperature in Exercise and Clinical Settings
The ability to sense and regulate body temperature is a key feature of human survival. A deviation of ± 3.5°C from the resting temperature...
Review Article
Hamstring Injuries: Risk Assessment and Injury Prevention
The aim of this article is to outline the factors involved with, and a potential strategy for preventing, one of the most common injuries...
Review Article
Isokinetic Dynamometry in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction
Of all the ligaments of the knee joint, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most frequently injured despite its structural proficiency and its...
Review Article
Knee and Ankle Ligaments: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Normal Anatomy and at Injury
Ligamentous injuries of the knee and ankle are a common entity among athletes. Knee sprains can account for up to 30% of injuries in...
Original Article
Recurrent Patellar Dislocation: Reappraising our Approach to Surgery
Traumatic patellar dislocations affect mainly adolescents and young adults. Up to 44% of patients will develop recurrent dislocation.
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Original Article
Common Lower Limb Sports-related Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes
Treating sports injuries in children and adolescent presents a unique challenge to the physician. They are different anatomically and physiologically from adults.
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Original Article
Modelling Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Athletes: Allometric Scaling Versus Ratio-Scaling in Relation to Body Mass
Aerobic fitness data of Singaporean athletes are relatively scarce. Yet these data are important as aerobic fitness forms the basis of all training programmes...
Original Article
Triple Endobuttton Technique in Acromioclavicular Joint Reduction and Reconstruction
Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocation is a common injury often affecting young athletes. Cyclist, ice hockey players, weight lifters, rugby players and martial exponents are...
Original Article
Effects of a 12-week Exercise Training Programme on Aerobic Fitness, Body Composition, Blood Lipids and C-Reactive Protein in Adolescents with Obesity
The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents is increasing rapidly worldwide. A rising rate of obesity in epidemic proportions also brings about economic...
Original Article
Concurrent Validity of Power Output Derived from the Non-motorised Treadmill Test in Sedentary Adults
The use of the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) for assessing all-out intensity short-duration sprint cycling lasting between 10 and 40 seconds is pervasive. Many...
Original Article
Return to Sports After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction – A Review of Patients with Minimum 5-year Follow-up
Complete anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture results in a mechanically unstable knee. ACL reconstruction is recommended in athletes to help restore knee stability for...
Original Article
Clinical Evaluation of Arthroscopic-assisted Allograft Meniscal Transplantation
The menisci of the knee are fibro-cartilaginous structures essential for the normal biomechanic of the knee joint. They play a critical role in shock...
Original Article
Dehydration Rates and Rehydration Efficacy of Water and Sports Drink During One Hour of Moderate Intensity Exercise in Well-trained Flatwater Kayakers
Flatwater kayaking has been gaining popularity in the world and steep growth has been observed in the Asian region. Long distance paddling is often...
Editorial
Sports Medicine
The National Survey on Sports Participation showed that the number of Singaporeans who exercised regularly at least once a week doubled from 24% in...
Review Article
Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Osteochondral lesions of the talus are a known cause of chronic ankle pain. They are frequently found in the active population after ankle sprains.
This...
Original Article
Arthroscopic Management of Superior Labral Anterior and Posterior (SLAP) and Associated Lesions: Clinical Features and Functional Outcome
A superior labral lesion is a pathologic abnormality at the site of the long head of the biceps tendon insertion into the superior labrum...
Original Article
In vivo Pro- and Anti-inflammatory Cytokines in Normal and Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by severe joint deformities due to bony erosions and tendon damage. The chronic inflammatory process...
Original Article
Interleukin-18 Promoter Gene Polymorphisms in Chinese Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association With CC Genotype at Position –607
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by the production of high titres of autoantibodies and associated with a diverse array of...
Original Article
An Eight Year Review of Exercise-related Cardiac Arrests
Exercise-related cardiac arrest is uncommon, however it is devastating when it occurs in otherwise healthy adults. In young adults, vigorous physical exercise trigger cardiac...