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‘HELP KNEE-DED , I am a surgeon specialising in knee reconstruction – here is why female athletes suffer ligament injuries more than men’ with Mr Ray Moran
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‘HELP KNEE-DED , I am a surgeon specialising in knee reconstruction – here is why female athletes suffer ligament injuries more than men’ with Mr Ray Moran
UPMC Completes Acquisition of Renowned UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin
UPMC announced today that it has formally acquired the renowned UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic (SSC) in Dublin, following approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). SSC now becomes UPMC’s fourth hospital in Ireland, joining UPMC Whitfield in Waterford, UPMC Kildare in Clane and UPMC Aut Even in Kilkenny, along with sports medicine, cancer and outreach facilities across Ireland.
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UPMC Completes Acquisition of Renowned UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin
Why does Ireland have such a high rate of ACL injuries?
Why does Ireland have such a high rate of ACL injuries?CLIP • 7 MINS • 20 FEB • DRIVETIMEBrian Devitt is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Santry and a Professor of Orthopaedics and Surgical Biomechanics at Dublin City University.
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Why does Ireland have such a high rate of ACL injuries?
‘Ireland’s rate of ACL injuries among highest in the world because of GAA and rugby’ Professor Brian M Devitt
Leading surgeon points to alarming number of injuries here as competitors push their bodies furtherThis article was published in the Irish Independent on 20th February 2023.
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‘Ireland’s rate of ACL injuries among highest in the world because of GAA and rugby’ Professor Brian M Devitt
Dazed and contused: Tackling concussion in women head on – Colm Fuller SSC
Dazed and contused: Tackling concussion in women head on.Females playing team sports are significantly more at risk of getting a head injury than men, with research suggesting it could be due to a difference in their neck strength and brain physiology
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