Annals of Medicine

Sport and recreation are a fundamental part of childhood and provide an enjoyable means of exercise. In addition, to the well-known physical health benefits to children, sport and recreation also provide mental and social health benefits, such as helping to make friends and encouraging teamwork.

Injuries in youth sports and recreation is an issue of considerable importance. Children are less experienced, skillful and physically developed compared to adults; therefore, there exist unique injury risks associated with youth sports and recreation. Emerging research of protective equipment (e.g., helmet design in American football), education (e.g., tackle technique in rugby), rules (e.g., body-checking in ice hockey) and playing environments (e.g., artificial turf fields in soccer) have identified effective injury prevention strategies and programs.

This article collection aims to solicit state-of-the-art reviews and original research on the physical, cognitive, psychological, behavioral, developmental and performance-based impacts of youth sport and recreation (ranging from unstructured play through competitive sports) on adulthood.

Annals of Medicine accepts the following types of articles:

• Research Article (systematic/meta-analysis reviews and observational studies)
• Review Article
• Clinical Trials
• Protocols
• Case Series
• Commentary

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Professor Nicola Maffulli, a highly cited author in orthopedics, is a Consultant Orthopedic and Sports Injury Surgeon.  He has published more than 1,500 peer reviewed articles in scientific journals and 12 books, and has described more than 40 new surgical techniques in the field of knee, foot and ankle, fracture and sports surgery. Many have now become the standard of practice in these fields.

A keen free style wrestler and judo player in his younger day, his dream of going to the Olympics was granted in London: he organized the medical services for the judo and wrestling tournaments at the London 2012 Olympics.

http://nicolamaffulli.com/

Dr. Declan Patton is a biomechanical engineer with a focus to understand the underlying mechanisms of impact injury and to use this knowledge to inform and develop effective preventative measures. Dr Patton uses experimental, analytical and numerical techniques to solve clinically-relevant biomechanical problems. Specifically, Dr Patton is interested in the effects of mechanical loading on the brain during a head impact and how such loading can be mitigated to reduce the likelihood and severity of injury.

https://injury.research.chop.edu/meet-our-team/declan-patton

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Disclosure Statement: Prof. Nicola Maffulli & Dr. Declan Patton declare no conflicts of interest regarding this work.

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is October 1st, 2024.

When submitting your article, please select the section, 'Sports Medicine & Musculoskeletal Disorders', and the Special Issue, 'Youth Sports & Impacts on Adulthood' from the drop-down menu on the submission system.

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Annals of Medicine is an online, open access, international journal publishing across all areas of medicine and is part of our Elevate Series. This means that you will receive a concierge-level publishing experience, including dedicated support from our expert in-house Editorial team, with guaranteed response times of within 48 hours, an initial decision on whether your article will be peer reviewed within 5 working days, and a first decision on your research within an average of 22 working days.

All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo a full peer-review; the Guest Advisor for this collection will not be handling the manuscripts (unless they are an Editorial Board member). Please review the journal scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is October 1st, 2024.

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