November 2000 Table of Contents
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 28 - NO. 11 - NOVEMBER 2000
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Editor's Notes
Is Exercise Brain Food?
Gordon O. Matheson, MD, PhD
Best of the Literature
Some Sedative Drugs Impair Performance
Holiday Weight Gains Smaller Than Expected
CPR Without Ventilation Effective for Cardiac Arrest
News Briefs
Will New Helmets Reduce Football Injuries?
Exercise Prevents Impotence
REVIEW ARTICLES
Commotio Cordis
A Deadly Consequence of Chest Trauma
Most commonly, commotio cordis strikes a Little Leaguer—he'll be hit in the chest with a pitch and die suddenly. It has been thought that the cause of death is cardiac rhythm disruption, but tissue injury may be involved as well.
G. Michael Vincent, MD; Heather McPeak
Articular Cartilage Injury and Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
Which Patients Might Benefit?
Experimental autologous chondrocyte implantation to repair articular cartilage began in humans a decade ago. The technique appears promising for certain lesions, but questions remain.
Randall R. Wroble, MD
Juvenile Obesity, Physical Activity, and Lifestyle Changes
Cornerstones for Prevention and Management
Research about the causes isn't definitive, but the rapidly increasing problem of juvenile obesity needs practical solutions now.
Oded Bar-Or, MD
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Pearls
Diabetes-Related Foot Fungus
Better Arthrocentesis Results
Which Body Fat Reading Is Best?
Screening Strategies for Patellofemoral Pain
Clinical Techniques
Self-Reduction of Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
Elizabeth A. Joy, MD
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Letters to the Editor
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