Knee joint in soccer players: osteoarthritis and axis deviation

Chantraine, A

doi:10.1249/00005768-198508000-00005

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“…Our fi ndings are also in accordance with earlier studies that established a connection with knee osteoarthritis and professional football playing [19,20,26]. More than 60% of retired players in our cohort had radiological signs Increased risk of knee injuries and osteoarthritis wkw 9-10/2010 © Springer-Verlag original article of knee osteoarthritis in one or both knees.…”

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“…Th e occurrence of knee osteoarthritis was higher in injured and operated knees, but there was radiological evidence of degenerative disease in nearly 40% of non-operated knees. Th ese data concur with current literature reporting that knee injuries are not the sole risk factor for development of early posttraumatic knee osteoarthritis in high impact sports [8,9,14,19,20,26]. In a study of 69 ex-football players Larsen et al [20] found radiological signs of knee osteoarthritis in 63% of injured knees and in 26% of uninjured knees, but took into consideration all knee injuries, whereas we did not.…”

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“…Th ey also found >90% osteoarthritis in operated knees, due to lesions of the menisci or anterior cruciate ligaments. Chantraine [26], in a study of 81 former players, showed that all 42 knees that had undergone excision of at least one meniscus showed radiological signs of osteoarthritis, whereas only 33% of non-operated knees showed radiological changes. Although our series of noninjured football players was small, they demonstrated increased risk of knee osteoarthritis in comparison with the 3-5% in the age-and sex-matched general population [21,27].…”

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Increased risk of knee injuries and osteoarthritis in the non-dominant leg of former professional football players

Krajnc

Vogrin

Rečnik

et al. 2010

Wien Klin Wochenschr

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The aim of the study was to evaluate differences in knee injuries and osteoarthritis between the dominant and non-dominant legs of former professional football players. The study cohort comprised 40 retired professional players with an average age of 49.2 years. Participants completed a questionnaire about their sports and personal history with special emphasis on knee injuries/operations of the dominant and non-dominant leg. Bilateral standing knee radiographs were taken. Overall, 29 footballers (73%) had experienced at least one moderate or severe knee injury and 18 (40%) had undergone at least one knee operation during their career. Among those injured, 14 (35%) players had suffered a dominant knee injury and 22 (55%) a non-dominant knee injury. Evidence of osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence scale > or = 2) was found in 17 (43%) dominant and 23 (58%) non-dominant knees. Professional football players have a significant risk of knee injuries and early osteoarthritis with preponderance in the non-dominant leg.

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Increased risk of knee injuries and osteoarthritis in the non-dominant leg of former professional football players

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“…Prevalence of 70% of genu varum in former soccer athletes has been shown in previous studies (14) . However, for this study, the cause-effect phenomenon, that is, the soccer environment causing severity in knee bandiness, cannot be established since 47% of the researched knees suffered meniscal surgery and had radiological osteoarthritis, facts which can be associated with this bad alignment.…”

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A prática do futebol acentua os graus de Geno Varo?

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Santos

Araújo

et al. 2011

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Studies have shown progressive genu varum increase between the childhood and adolescence periods. Variables such as age, weight, vitamin/hormone intake, the environment and soccer training may interfere in the knee alignment. Objective: a) to compare the knee alignment in soccer and non-soccer practitioners, and b) to determine associations between this alignment and anthropometric and neuromotor variables. Methods: The intercondylar (ICD) and intermalleolar (IMD) distances were measured in centimeters in 128 male aged from 14-17 years, soccer practitioners (n=65) and non-practitioners (n=63). The anthropometric variables measured were: body weight and height, whereas the neuromotor variables included agility and speed. Results: Soccer players revealed a greater degree of genu varum (IC) than non-soccer players in all ages, but just in 14, 17 years-old and total group (all ages together) these differences were statistically significant (p< .05). Genu valgum (IM) tended to be less remarkable in soccer players than in non-soccer players in all ages; however, significant differences were observed only in 17 years and total group (p< .05). The IC distances in soccer players correlated (p< .05) with agility (r=.-27), weight (r=.-27); while IM distances correlated (p< .05) with weight (r=.26).Conclusion: Soccer players showed more remarkable genu varum than the non-soccer players. There was a significant association between degrees of varus and valgum with body weight and agility. Such fact deserves further investigation in order to explain this interesting correlation. Present findings support the hypothesis that soccer leads to greater genu varum and/or this sport naturally selects subjects with a certain degree of genu varum.

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“…However, Chantraine [9] examined 81 veteran soccer players and observed that 73% of them displayed a varus angulation. Yet, in that study 47% of the patients had undergone excision of at least one meniscus, and 56% had radiological osteoarthritis.…”

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Does soccer participation lead to genu varum?

Witvrouw

Danneels

Thijs

et al. 2009

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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Little is known about the relationship between sport participation and body adaptations during growth. Our aim was to investigate whether soccer participation in youth is associated with the degree of genu varum. The design was a retrospective cohort study. Three hundred and thirty-six male soccer players, and 458 male non-soccer players (aged from 8 to 18) were recruited and included in the study. The intercondylar (IC) or intermalleolar (IM) distance were clinically measured with a specifically designed instrument. The results of this study revealed a statistically significant increase in degree of genu varum in both groups from the age of 14. However, at the age of 16-18 years a significant higher degree of genu varum was observed in the soccer players compared to the non-soccer players (P = 0.028). Intense soccer participation increases the degree of genu varum in males from the age of 16. Since genu varum predisposes to injuries, efforts to reduce the development of genu varum in male soccer players are warranted.

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Knee joint in soccer players: osteoarthritis and axis deviation

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Increased risk of knee injuries and osteoarthritis in the non-dominant leg of former professional football players

Increased risk of knee injuries and osteoarthritis in the non-dominant leg of former professional football players

A prática do futebol acentua os graus de Geno Varo?

Does soccer participation lead to genu varum?

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