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Presents several letters addressed to the editor regarding topics and issues related to sports medicine. Partial-thickness rotator cuff tear; Fatigue testing of orthopaedic fixation devices; Tendon abnormalities in athletes.

Reports on three cases of chondral lesions that occurred in patients after the repair of meniscal tears with bioabsorbable implants. Clinical profile of the patients; Advantages of meniscal repair with bioabsorbable implants; Ways to avoid chondral damage from bioabsorbable implants.

Presents a study that subjected anchor-suture constructs to a fatigue-testing protocol that determined the relationship between load and probability of failure. Components and interfaces of soft tissue fixation to bone; Application of single pull to failure and fatigue testing; Fatigue testing of anchors threaded with sutures.

Provides information on a study that determined the prevalence of popliteal cysts and the associated intraarticular lesions in a group of 100 patients scheduled for arthroscopic surgery of the knee. Methodology of the study; Results and discussion on the study; Conclusions.

Provides information on a study which evaluates the initial fixation strength of a biodegradable interference screw compared with press-fit fixation and a titanium interference screw in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a bone-patellar tendon-bone graft. Strength of the fixation site of ACL reconstruction; Materials and methodology used in the study; Testing of graft fixation techniques with an animal model.

Presents a study which examined the injury incidence in relation to exposure in team handball. Materials and methods used in the study; Statistical analysis; Discussion of the results.