Radiographic findings of degeneration in cervical spines of middle-aged soccer players

Kurosawa, Hideki; Yamanoi, Takahiro; Yamakoshi, Ken-ichi

doi:10.1007/bf00191087

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“…10 It is also noteworthy that a Japanese study found cervical osteophytes in 9 of 12 players who made extensive head plays. 8 The sumo wrestlers in our study had the same or greater rates of cervical degenerative changes compared with the athletes in the above-mentioned studies.…”

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Radiological Changes in the Cervical Spine in Freshman Collegiate Sumo Wrestlers

Nakagawa

Mukai

Minami

et al. 2017

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background:Sumo has long been a traditional sport in Japan and is rapidly attracting enthusiasts abroad. Sumo wrestling entails a risk of impact to the cervical spine during an initial charge. Few reports are available in the English-language literature regarding radiological changes in the cervical spine in sumo wrestlers.Purpose:To examine radiological changes in the cervical spine in freshmen collegiate sumo wrestlers.Study Design:Case series; Level of evidence, 4.Methods:A total of 53 freshmen sumo wrestlers (age, 18-19 years) who belonged to the Japan Sumo Federation underwent routine radiographic examination of the cervical spine and completed questionnaires on cervical symptoms.Results:Of the 53 wrestlers, 81% showed loss of lordosis, 45% showed osteophyte formation (mainly at C3-C4), 11% showed disc space narrowing (mainly at C5-C6), and 51% showed narrowing of the cervical nerve root foramina (mainly at C3-C4). Fifty-one percent had some cervical symptoms. A correlation was found between deformity of the cervical bodies (such as intervertebral disc ballooning) and cervical symptoms, but no correlation was found between cervical degenerative changes and cervical symptoms.Conclusion:Our data suggest that loss of lordosis, osteophyte formation, and narrowing of the cervical nerve root foramina at C3-C4 were frequently present in freshmen wrestlers and may be due to the axial load incurred prior to their collegiate careers.

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Radiological Changes in the Cervical Spine in Freshman Collegiate Sumo Wrestlers

Nakagawa

Mukai

Minami

et al. 2017

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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“…It is also noteworthy that a Japanese study found cervical osteophytes in 9 of 12 soccer players making head plays intensively. 38 These osteophytes are the consequence of a previously described constraint phenomena. 14,67 Forces placed on the cervical spine often exceed its physiologic limits.…”

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Age-Related Changes in the Cervical Spines of Front-Line Rugby Players

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Cervical spine trauma occurs frequently in front-line rugby players. To evaluate the accumulative effects of this trauma, magnetic resonance imaging scans of the cervical spine were performed on 47 rugby players and 40 age-matched control subjects. The aim of this study was to compare the changes in the cervical spine of players at different points in their careers. A study of cervical spine changes, including spinal curve, spinal constituents, posttraumatic deformities, and degenerative modifications, was completed by a study of cervical measurements. Front-line rugby players showed more early degenerative alterations on magnetic resonance imaging scans than did the control subjects of the same age. These changes correlated with age and were probably linked with repetitive cervical trauma throughout the players' careers. Particular attention should be paid to the data confirming cervical spine canal stenosis in front-line players, which may place these athletes at risk for acute neurapraxia while playing this collision sport.

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“…Such a co-existence would produce pressure on the spinal cord and may make soccer players more susceptible to neurological complications. Abnormal radiological findings have been described in amateur veteran soccer players [11], however, biomechanical studies or advanced diagnostic evaluation using magnetic resonance (MR) were not carried out to quantify degeneration and existing pathologies.Abstract Background. Radiological changes and degeneration of the cervical spine have been previously described in soccer players.…”

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