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SDN produces and distributes publications across the spectrum of elite sports medicine — from conference proceedings and clinical consensus statements to research briefs and member bulletins, reaching the medical staff of the world's top sporting institutions.
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The flagship publication from our Tokyo 2025 summit brings together research, clinical consensus, and policy recommendations from medical directors working with the world's leading sporting institutions. At its heart: a practical framework for extending elite-standard care to athletes at every level of the game.
Inside you'll find injury-prevention protocols, return-to-play frameworks, and the evidence-based guidelines now being adopted across SDN member clubs worldwide.
Go to the publicationSDN Annual Report 2025 — State of Elite Athlete Health
A comprehensive overview of the latest trends, research, and clinical developments in sports medicine as practiced by the world's leading club physicians.
Madrid 2025 — Conference Proceedings
Full proceedings from the landmark Madrid summit on elite sports medicine, featuring presentations from medical directors at Real Madrid, PSG, AC Milan, and more.
NFL Madrid 2025 — Sports Medicine Innovation Report
Clinical insights and findings from the NFL Madrid convergence, exploring the cross-pollination of American football and European elite sports medicine practices.
Monaco 2025 — Elite Athlete Care Best Practices
Clinical guidelines and case studies presented at the Monaco summit on managing elite athletes at the highest levels of professional sport.
Zurich 2025 — Head Injuries in Football: Clinical Consensus
Evidence-based clinical consensus statements on head trauma prevention and management in professional football, emerging from the Zurich 2025 SDN summit.
Tokyo 2025 — Democratising Elite Sports Medicine
Research and policy recommendations from the Tokyo 2025 summit on expanding access to world-class sports medicine care to athletes at all levels globally.
SDN Seal of Excellence — Certification Standards 2025
The official framework, evaluation criteria, and clinical standards behind the SDN Seal of Excellence — the mark trusted by the world’s top sports clubs.
SDN Members Bulletin — Q1 2026
Quarterly insights, case studies, and network updates distributed exclusively to SDN member clubs, medical staff, and partner organisations worldwide.
Milan 2026 — Sports & Longevity Pre-Summit Research Brief
Pre-summit research compilation exploring the emerging science of athletic longevity, featuring contributions from leading sports physicians ahead of Milan 2026.
MLB pitchers who later required shoulder stabilization surgery tended to have higher performance metrics and more intense pitch characteristics (like velocity, spin rate, and a medial release point), suggesting that achieving elite pitching performance may increase the risk of shoulder instability.
Read full article ↗This article explores how acute Achilles tendon ruptures in elite rugby union players are associated with a high return-to-play rate but significant and sustained declines in key performance metrics both in the first season after injury and across subsequent seasons compared with preinjury levels.
Read full article ↗This paper explores the outcomes of non-operative management of isolated lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injuries in elite athletes and finds that conservative treatment leads to excellent return-to-play rates, full return to pre-injury performance, and minimal long-term instability, with little correlation between MRI grading and clinical severity.
Read full article ↗A retrospective study of Division I collegiate basketball players (2017–2021) found that injuries are highly prevalent — particularly ankle injuries — with female athletes experiencing a modestly higher injury rate than males when adjusted for exposure.
Read full article ↗This review aims to provide a comprehensive framework for implementing precision sports medicine, integrating genetics, pharmacogenomics, digital health solutions, and multi-omics data.
Read full article ↗Video analysis of severe adductor longus injuries in professional male soccer players shows they occur mainly during noncontact, closed-chain actions — especially when reaching with the opposite leg — and are characterized by eccentric loading with the hip in extension, abduction, and external rotation.
Read full article ↗Several observational and experimental studies in humans have suggested that high protein intake (PI) causes intraglomerular hypertension leading to hyperfiltration. Here we review the effects of high-protein diets on kidney health in athletes and healthy individuals with normal kidney function.
Read full article ↗This article explores how different types of slow-wave sleep — particularly highly synchronized type I slow waves — are differentially linked to cardiovascular responses and post-sleep cardiac function, suggesting that targeted enhancement of specific slow-wave activity may improve heart health.
Read full article ↗The article argues that medical emergencies are a constant risk in sport and proposes a pre-event ‘medical time out’ to review emergency plans and improve coordination among medical staff before competition to better protect athletes.
Read full article ↗Systematic video and MRI analysis indicates that most hamstring injuries in professional soccer occur during high-speed actions — often involving mixed sprint- and stretch-type mechanisms — and predominantly affect the proximal biceps femoris as isolated single-tendon injuries, refining clinical suspicion and diagnostic focus.
Read full article ↗Botulinum toxin A injections may offer a clinically meaningful, longer-term reduction in pain and functional limitation in athletes with refractory adductor-related groin pain, positioning it as a potential alternative to surgical intervention while warranting confirmation in controlled trials.
Read full article ↗Video analysis of severe adductor longus injuries in professional male soccer players shows they occur mainly during noncontact, closed-chain actions — especially when reaching with the opposite leg — and are characterized by eccentric loading with the hip in extension, abduction, and external rotation.
Read full article ↗MLB pitchers needing shoulder surgery showed higher velocity, spin rate, and a medial release point — elite performance may raise injury risk.
Read full article ↗Acute Achilles ruptures in elite rugby show high return-to-play but sustained drops in performance metrics across multiple seasons.
Read full article ↗Conservative treatment of grade I–II LCL injuries delivers excellent return-to-play and full pre-injury performance, with little MRI–clinical correlation.
Read full article ↗Division I basketball injuries are highly prevalent, especially ankle injuries, with female athletes facing modestly higher exposure-adjusted rates.
Read full article ↗A framework for precision sports medicine integrating genetics, pharmacogenomics, digital health, and multi-omics data.
Read full article ↗How high protein intake drives intraglomerular hyperfiltration — and what that means for kidney health in athletes.
Read full article ↗Type-I synchronized slow waves during sleep are linked to cardiovascular responses and post-sleep cardiac function.
Read full article ↗Proposes a pre-event ‘medical time out’ to align emergency plans across medical staff before competition.
Read full article ↗Most hamstring injuries in pro soccer occur during high-speed sprint–stretch actions and predominantly affect the proximal biceps femoris.
Read full article ↗Botulinum toxin A injections offer meaningful, longer-term reduction in pain for athletes with refractory adductor-related groin pain.
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