• Association between lower extremity muscle strength and acute ankle injury in youth team-sports athletes 

      Hietamo, Jussi; Pasanen, Kati; Leppänen, Mari; Steffen, Kathrin; Kannus, Pekka; Heinonen, Ari; Mattila, Ville M.; Parkkari, Jari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Objectives: To investigate lower extremity muscle strength as risk factor for an acute ankle injury in youth athletes. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Basketball and floorball clubs. Participants: 188 youth (≤21) male and ...
    • Association between Lower Extremity Muscle Strength and Noncontact ACL Injuries 

      Steffen, Kathrin; Nilstad, Agnethe; Kristianslund, Eirik Klami; Myklebust, Grethe; Bahr, Roald; Krosshaug, Tron (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Purpose: This study aimed to prospectively investigate the association between isolated and functional lower extremity muscle strength and the risk for noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Norwegian female ...
    • How to Prevent Injuries in Alpine Ski Racing: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here 

      Spörri, Jörg; Kröll, Josef; Gilgien, Matthias; Müller, Erich (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-01)
      Alpine ski racing is known to be a sport with a high risk of injury and a high proportion of time-loss injuries. In recent years, substantial research efforts with regard to injury epidemiology, injury etiology, potential ...
    • Injury History and Perceived Knee Function as Risk Factors for Knee Injury in Youth Team-Sports Athletes 

      Hietamo, Jussi; Rantala, Anni; Parkkari, Jari; Leppänen, Mari; Rossi, Marko; Heinonen, Ari; Steffen, Kathrin; Kannus, Pekka; Mattila, Ville M.; Pasanen, Kati (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: The identification of risk factors for sports injuries is essential before injury prevention strategies can be planned. Hypothesis: Previous acute knee injury and lower perceived knee function measured by Knee ...
    • Knee Control and Jump-Landing Technique in Young Basketball and Floorball Players 

      Leppänen, Mari; Pasanen, K.; Kulmala, J.-P.; Kujala, Urho M.; Krosshaug, Tron; Kannus, Pekka; Perttunen, J.; Vasankari, T.; Parkkari, J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Poor knee alignment is associated with increased loading of the joints, ligaments and tendons, and may increase the risk of injury. The study purpose was to compare differences in knee kinematics between basketball and ...
    • The snow-friction of freestyle skis and snowboards predicted from snow physical quantities 

      Wolfsperger, Fabian; Gilgien, Matthias; Meyer, Frédéric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Previous research has shown that friction between ski and snow can vary substantially due to changes in snow conditions. The variation of friction affects the speed a freestyle skier or snowboarder (athlete) reaches during ...