The Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis in Professional Soccer Players: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses

Freiberg, Alice; Bolm‐Audorff, Ulrich; Seidler, Andreas

doi:10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0007

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“…Especially knee and ankle injuries were significantly more common sites of injury associated with a medically caused retirement. The degenerative character and the occurrence of such injuries in professional football are well known but frequently trivialised [ 8 , 15 , 16 , 18 ]. The occurrence of symptoms, such as pain or joint instability, also significantly correlates with the development of osteoarthritis, especially in the knee joints.…”

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“…This may be explained by a higher frequency of injuries to the lower extremities in combination with an increased load on the lower extremities during professional football career [ 22 , 24 , 25 ]. Ultimately, professional football seems to be a considerable risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis [ 15 , 26 ].…”

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“…The literature describes high incidences of football-related injuries, especially in professional football, ranging between 6.6 and 9.1 injuries per 1000 h football-related activity [1,2,11]. The current research is mainly focused on aspects, such as return-to-play [12][13][14] or the risk of developing osteoarthritis [8,15,16]. However, the literature lacks data on football-related injuries causing the end of professional careers and on the consecutive health status of former professional football players.…”

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Football-related injuries are the major reason for the career end of professional male football players

Koch

Klügl²,

Frankewycz

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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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Purpose Little is known about the consequences of injuries on professional male football players’ career and retirement period. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of injuries that male professional football players endure during their career, reasons for the end of their career and the post-career phase of retirement. Methods In a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study, retired male professional football players of the German Bundesliga were investigated by a standardised questionnaire to analyse the history of injuries sustained during their professional football career, the reasons for ending their career, their current health status and their suggestions for future prevention strategies. Results Most of the 116 analysed players (n = 73 (62.9%)) stated an injury as the reason for ending their professional career. Relevant injuries were mainly located in the lower extremities (n = 587 (61.3%)) with a focus on the knee (p < 0.001) and ankle (p < 0.001). A significant majority of the participants who had retired due to injury described degenerative symptoms, such as pain or instability, and were diagnosed with osteoarthritis after retirement (p < 0.001). These players had also often been affected by symptoms of depression during their career, which had decreased significantly after retirement. Moreover, players who had not retired due to injury had significantly better overall health status and quality of life after retirement. Conclusion Football-related injuries have a significant impact on the career end of professional male football players and their health status after retirement. Future prevention strategies need to particularly address injuries to the knees and ankles and to implement measures for preventing osteoarthritis after retirement. Level of evidence Level III

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Football-related injuries are the major reason for the career end of professional male football players

Koch

Klügl²,

Frankewycz

et al. 2021

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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“…Körperbewegung und Meniskopathien (Bahns et al, 2021). Von Bedeutung sind Belastung durch Lastenhandhabung sowie knienden Tätigkeiten und der Entstehung der Arthrose des Kniegelenks (Freiberg, Bolm-Audorff & Seidler, 2021;Hulshof et al, 2021;Klussmann et al, 2010;Vrezas et al, 2010). Im Bereich der oberen Extremitäten konnten Assoziationen zwischen Überkopfarbeit und Schulterläsionen (Seidler et al, 2018) sowie repetitiven manuellen Tätigkeiten und spezifischen Erkrankungen der oberen Extremitäten gezeigt werden (Bretschneider et al, 2022;Curti et al, 2021;da Costa & Vieira, 2010;da Costa, Baptista & Vaz, 2015;van Rijn et al, 2009).…”

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Die neue AMR 13.2: Arbeitsmedizinische Vorsorge bei Belastungen des Muskel-Skelett-Systems

Baars¹

2023

ASU

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Körperliche Belastungen sind nach wie vor charakteristisch für zahlreiche Arbeitsplätze und stellen eine bedeutsame Ursache für krankheitsbedingte Ausfälle dar. Für wesentlich erhöhte körperliche Belastungen sieht die Verordnung zur arbeitsmedizinischen Vorsorge (ArbMedVV) seit 2013 eine Angebotsvorsorge vor. Konkretisiert wird dieser Vorsorgeanlass in der Arbeitsmedizinischen Regel (AMR) 13.2, die im Februar 2022 in einer grundlegend überarbeiteten Fassung aktualisiert veröffentlicht wurde. Die wesentlichen Inhalte sind Gegenstand dieses Beitrags.

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“…1 As such, football players are more likely to suffer from OA of the knee compared to the normal population. 2 This is predominantly associated with previous injury and repetitive microtrauma.…”

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Knee osteoarthritis and management of the retired athlete: the role of osteotomy

Pulido

Hegarty

Getgood

2022

Journal of Cartilage & Joint Preservation

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The Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis in Professional Soccer Players: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses

Cited by 11 publications

References 109 publications

Football-related injuries are the major reason for the career end of professional male football players

Football-related injuries are the major reason for the career end of professional male football players

Die neue AMR 13.2: Arbeitsmedizinische Vorsorge bei Belastungen des Muskel-Skelett-Systems

Knee osteoarthritis and management of the retired athlete: the role of osteotomy

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