Publications

The best way to access John Orchard's publications are through PubMed. [Direct link to his articles]
Some of his earlier papers can be downloaded directly from this website using the links provided below. They are arranged by topic.

Cricket

ACB Final Injury Report 2002
Br J Sports Med 2002: Cricket epidemiology paper (details injuries in Australian players from 1995-6 to 2000-01 and analyses some risk factors for injury)

AFL

AFL Injury Report 2001
Br J Sports Med 2002: Epidemiology of injuries in the AFL

Hamstring and other muscle strains

Amer J Sports Med 1997: Preseason hamstring weakness associated with hamstring injury in Australian Footballers (shows that low strength can predict hamstring injury in AFL players)
Amer J Sports Med 2001: Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for muscle strain injury in Australian footballers (shows that past history of muscle strain is related to future risk)
Br J Sports Med 2002: calf strain case captured on video (this paper is co-authored by the player in question, Steve Waugh)
J Sci Med Sport 2002: Understanding the causes of soft tissue injury - a Malcolm Blight legacy? [editorial]
Clin J Sports Med 2002: The management of muscle strain injuries - early return versus risk of recurrence [editorial] (copyright LWW)
Clin J Sports Med 2001: Hamstring muscle strain caused by eccentric isokinetic test [case history]
J Sports Sci [abs] 1999: Muscle activity during the drop punt kick
Med Sci Sports Exerc [abs] 1998: Hamstring recurrences [ACSM conference poster]

Tendon injuries and related conditions

Br J Sports Med 1998: ultrasound diagnosis of groin injuries (shows that weakness of inguinal wall is associated with groin pain)

Bone injuries and related conditions

Med Sci Sports Exerc [abs] 1999: Scaphoid fractures [ACSM conference poster]

Epidemiology of sports injuries

Int Sportsmed J 2001: epidemiology of NBA injuries (shows that most injuries in NBA players are detailed on the Web)

Relationship between ground conditions and knee injuries

Sports Medicine 2002: Is there a relationship between climatic and ground conditions and injuries in football? (comprehensive review of this topic)
J Sci Med Sport 2001: AFL Penetrometer Study (shows that ground conditions are probably related to ACL injuries in the AFL)
Amer J Sports Med 2001:Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for ACL injury in Australian Footballers (shows that past history and weather conditions are risk factors for ACL injury)
Med Sci Sports Exerc [abs] 1999: Penetrometer readings [ACSM conference poster]

OSICS and database related papers

Br J Sports Med 2002: use of local anaesthetic in professional football results of a 6-year case series; see commentary from Sports Medicine Digest on this paper
Br J Sports Med 2001: use of local anaesthetic in professional football [Editorial]
How to use databases in sports medicine research [Book chapter from Evidence-based Sports Medicine, 2002]

General Editorials

Br J Sports Med 2002: Who owns the information? [editorial]
J Sci Med Sport 2002: Orchard editorial about sports medicine in Australia
Med J Aust 2002: Australia should follow New Zealand's lead on sports injuries [editorial]