2024
The Reliability and Validity of the Rebound Countermovement Jump in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I American Football Players.
Talpey S, Drake M, Haintz L, Belanger A, O'Grady M, Young W, Mundy P, James L, Gabbett T, Gardner E. The Reliability and Validity of the Rebound Countermovement Jump in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I American Football Players. The Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research 2024 PMID: 39495255, DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000004969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrop jumpCountermovement jumpFootball playersModerate to good reliabilityReactive strength indexPortable force plateLeg muscle functionMale American football playersAmerican football playersForce plateJump heightReactive strengthCMJConcurrent validityGood reliabilityMuscle functionDJ30Separate daysStrength indexPhase IPhase IICMJsPlayersJumpAthletesDescribing the women of orthopaedic surgery
Gardner E, Cheng R, Moran J, Summer L, Emsbo C, Gallagher R, Gong J, Fishman F. Describing the women of orthopaedic surgery. Bone & Joint Open 2024, 5: 419-425. PMID: 38767221, PMCID: PMC11103874, DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.55.bjo-2023-0073.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale orthopaedic surgeonsOrthopaedic surgeonsOrthopaedic surgeryCollegiate athletesLifestyle factorsAverage American womanElectronic surveyAmerican womenSurgeon mentorsMedical schoolsOnline Facebook groupSurvey studyFacebook groupWomenSurgeonsSurgerySurveyAthletesFemale mentorshipLifestyleMentorshipCollegiateOrthopaedics
2023
Changes in Body Composition and Athletic Performance in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Female Field Hockey Athletes Throughout a Competitive Season
Summer L, Cheng R, Moran J, Lee M, Belanger A, Taylor W, Gardner E. Changes in Body Composition and Athletic Performance in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Female Field Hockey Athletes Throughout a Competitive Season. The Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research 2023, 38: 146-152. PMID: 37815263, DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000004591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationHockey athletesField hockey athletesPerformance measuresAthletic performanceAthletic performance measuresCompetitive seasonBody fat percentageAthletic AssociationDual x-ray absorptiometryCompetitive successBody compositionHockey teamFat massFat percentagePro-agility shuttleLean massField playersAthletesAndroid fat massBody composition measurementsAssessment of body compositionVertical jumpPro-agilityRegional body composition measurements
2021
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury in Female Athletes
Gardner E, Manzi J, McElheny K, Bedi A. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury in Female Athletes. 2021, 281-288. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69567-5_30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUlnar collateral ligamentFemale athletesUlnar collateral ligament injuriesCollateral ligament injuriesMechanism of injuryPaucity of literatureChronic microtraumaFemale patientsLigament injuryPrimary repairLigament avulsionPatient populationUCL injuriesTreatment recommendationsEarly returnCollateral ligamentInvasive proceduresOutcome dataInjuryMale athletesSmall sample sizeLigamentAthletesCurrent literatureExcellent results
2015
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury in Female Athletes
Gardner E, Bedi A. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury in Female Athletes. 2015, 205-212. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-7540-9_24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUlnar collateral ligamentFemale athletesUlnar collateral ligament injuriesCollateral ligament injuriesMechanism of injuryPaucity of literatureChronic microtraumaFemale patientsLigament injuryPrimary repairLigament avulsionPatient populationUCL injuriesTreatment recommendationsEarly returnCollateral ligamentInvasive proceduresOutcome dataInjuryMale athletesSmall sample sizeLigamentAthletesCurrent literatureExcellent results