Special Topics
AAOS Information Statement – Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Bacteremia for Patents with Joint Replacement.
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Medical Aspects of Artificial Turf
(A Power Point Presentation by Craig C. McKirgan, DO)
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Injuries
- A Comparison of Artificial Turf, J of Trauma, Injury, Infxn, & Critical Care. Vol. 57 no.6 Dec. 2004.pdf
- Comparison, Incidence, Nature & Cause Injuries Grass v New Gen Art Turf Part 2 Trning Injuries Br J Sports Med 2007 Aug, Suppl 1i 27-32 .pdf
- Comparison, Incidence, Nature & Cause Injuries Grass vs New Gen. Art Turf Prt 1 Match Injuries Br J Sports Med 2007 Aug, Suppl 1i 20-6 .pdf
- Incidence, Causes, and Severity of HS Football Injuries on FieldTurf v. Nat. Grass 5 yr. Study. AJSM 2004, vol. 32 p.1626.pdf
- Injurie to HS Football Athletes in Calf. AJSM 2006 vol. 34 p.1147.pdf
- Living with Artificial Grass A Knowledge Update. Part 1. Basic Science. AJSM 1990, vol. 18 p.406.pdf
- Living with Artificial Grass. A Knowledge Update. Part 2. Epidemiology. AJSM 1990, vol. 18 p.510.pdf
- Risk of Injury in Elite Football Played on Artificial Turf vs. Nat. Grass. Br J Sports Med 2006 Dec. 40, 12, 975-980.pdf
- Risk of Injury on Artificial Turf & Nat. Grass in young female football players. Br J Sports Med 2007 Aug. 41 Suppl. 1 i33-7.pdf
- Severe Injuries in Football Players. Influencing Factors. AJSM 2000, vol. 28 p.58.pdf
- The Distribution of Injuries in Men’s Canada West Unv. Football. A 5 yr. Analysis. AJSM 2000, vol. 28 p.516.pdf
Environmental Exposure
- CPSC 30 July 2008 Artificial Turf Assessment.pdf
- 2008 Jul 30 CPSC Announcement regarding Artificial Turf.pdf
- Art. Turf Exposures to Ground Up Rubber Tires – 2007 by Env. & Human Hlth Inc .pdf
- US CPSC Email 15 May 2008 .pdf
- Synth. Turf Hlth Debate Takes Root – Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 116 No. 3 Mar. 2008.pdf
- CT Dept Health Oct. 2007 artificial_turf_ Fact Sheet (2).pdf
- Environment and Human Health Inc Organization Info. .pdf
Infectious Disease
- AAOS Now May 2008 p. 22 Figure 2.pdf
- AAOS Now May 2008 p. 22 Table 1.pdf
- AAOS NOW May 2008 The Silent Epidemic CA-MRSA & HA-MRSA page 22.pdf
- CDC Information from the Centers for Disease Control.pdf
- Community-Aquired MRSA. An Emerging Problem in the Athletic Population. AJSM 2005, vol. 33 p.1924.pdf
- High-Morbidity Outbreak of MRSA College Football facilitated by body shaving turf burns Infect Dis 2004 Nov 15 3910 1446-14453 (2).pdf
- How USC Football Tackled MRSA, AAOS Now, Oct. 2007.pdf
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Competitive Sports. A Review of the Literature. AJSM 2006, 34. p. 1860.pdf
- NATA Official Position Statement on MRSA.pdf
- PSU Turf Information.pdf
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Health Information
Links to Professional Organizations
Medical
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons – www.aaos.org – http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/
- American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehab – www.aapmr.org
- American College of Sports Medicine – www.acsm.org
- American College of Foot/Ankle Surgeons – www.acfas.org
- American Dietitic Association – www.eatright.org
- Arthritis Foundation – www.arthritis.org
- Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society – www.paorthosociety.org
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – www.orthoinfo.org
- The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine – www.aossm.org
- Orthopedic Trauma Association – www.ota.org
- American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons – www.aahks.org
- International Society of Clinical Densitometry – www.iscd.org
- American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics – www.aoao.org
- American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine – www.aoasm.org
- National Athletic Trainers Association – www.nata.org
- The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – www.jbjs.org